Bio

Leon Yel practice primarily focuses on corporate law and lending, including syndicated financings, club loan facilities, bilateral loan arrangements, real estate, blockchain technology and digital currency. Mr. Yel has negotiated and documented numerous large syndicated secured and unsecured credit facilities, club loan facilities and bilateral loan arrangements. His lending experience includes senior secured, cash flow and asset-based credits. He has represented agents, arrangers, lenders, borrowers, hedge funds and private equity funds in early stage and ABL debt transactions, financings for acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations and other corporate purposes. Mr. Yel also has experience in debt trading transactions and securitizations. Mr. Yel previously practiced at CKR Law (Partner), McGuireWoods LLP (Senior Counsel) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP (Associate). Prior to practicing law, Mr. Yel was Vice President and CFO for Capital Hedging business at JPMorganChase & Co., in addition to being an auditor with Deloitte LLP. Mr. Yel is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).