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Leslie Plaskon Recognized in The Secured Lender’s March 2023 Issue of “Women in Secured Finance”
March 13, 2023
Sidley partner Leslie Plaskon has been recognized in the March 2023 issue of The Secured Lender for “Women in Secured Finance.” This publication recognizes women across many industries who “exemplify excellence and have stood out from the crowd” in the secured finance industry.
Leslie is the co-head of the Global Finance practice in New York and represents alternative lenders, investors, hedge funds, traditional banks, and investment banks, as well as borrowers and sponsors. She specifically focuses her practice on complex finance transactions, cross-border matters, and intercreditor arrangements, including asset-based and cash flow facilities, first lien and second lien transactions, split collateral, unitranches, and “FILO” facilities. Leslie has been profiled in ABF Journal’s 2021 inaugural “Top Women in Asset-Based Lending” feature, which highlights the career paths of the “most influential and innovative women in the industry.” She has been recognized as a “visionary in strategy and forward planning” by The Legal 500, and has also been recognized as “Highly regarded” by IFLR1000.
Leslie is the co-head of the Global Finance practice in New York and represents alternative lenders, investors, hedge funds, traditional banks, and investment banks, as well as borrowers and sponsors. She specifically focuses her practice on complex finance transactions, cross-border matters, and intercreditor arrangements, including asset-based and cash flow facilities, first lien and second lien transactions, split collateral, unitranches, and “FILO” facilities. Leslie has been profiled in ABF Journal’s 2021 inaugural “Top Women in Asset-Based Lending” feature, which highlights the career paths of the “most influential and innovative women in the industry.” She has been recognized as a “visionary in strategy and forward planning” by The Legal 500, and has also been recognized as “Highly regarded” by IFLR1000.
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