Joel Simon Bio

Joel Simon is Pillsbury’s Bank & Leveraged Finance Practice Group leader. He represents clients in a wide range of U.S. and cross-border transactions spanning leveraged, acquisition and commercial finance, private debt and equity investments and joint ventures, special situations, corporate and financial restructurings and general commercial advice. Joel’s debt finance experience includes representing banks, direct lenders and other providers of capital, as well as borrowers and issuers in first and second lien loans, high-yield and investment-grade debt, asset-based loans and fund finance. Joel frequently advises lenders and borrowers on the U.S. aspects of multijurisdictional finance matters. In addition, Joel has substantial experience advising clients in a variety of industry sectors, including medtech, fintech and technology, and more generally, energy, telecommunications, government contracting, building materials, real estate, hotels and hospitality, aviation, commercial audio, retail, spirits, industrial machinery and financial services. Joel has lived and worked in New York, London and Paris, giving him experience in a multiplicity of business and regulatory environments. Joel has been recognized as a leading finance lawyer by Chambers Europe and Legal 500 EMEA and is the host of the Pillsbury Industry Insights Podcast.