Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Finance Transactions

Senior Counsel - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Jeffrey Chavkin practices in the areas of lender and borrower representation, corporate finance and commercial law. His experience includes the structuring, negotiation, documentation and administration of a broad spectrum of syndicated and non-syndicated credit transactions involving both domestic and foreign companies in a wide variety of industries. These transactions include secured and unsecured loans, acquisition credits, loans to private equity sponsored portfolio companies, multi-currency facilities, senior and subordinated credit facilities including net capital subordinated loans to broker‑dealers, asset based loan facilities, loans to mutual funds and closed end funds, real estate loans including construction facilities and letter of credit facilities. Mr. Chavkin also represents commercial banks when acting in a corporate trust capacity, including as trustee, paying agent, depositary and escrow agent as well as issuers in connection with debt issued under Indentures. His experience also extends to federal and state bank regulatory issues and the special legal needs in extending credit to regulated industries.

Mr. Chavkin served as Deputy Leader of Bryan Cave’s Banking, Business and Public Finance Client Service Group from 2000 through 2006 and as its Leader from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Chavkin was recognized as among New York’s top rated lawyers for banking and finance by ALM’s Legal Leaders in 2014.