Jay Larry
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Professional Experience:
PATRIARCH PARTNERS, LLC, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 2009 -
2010
Senior Counsel: Provided strategic advice and legal support to portfolio
managers on commercial lending transactions, including real estate, working
capital, letter of credit, and bankruptcy debtor-in-possession (DIP)
financing. Negotiated and drafted loan and security agreements, deposit
account control agreements, amendments, waivers, and modifications of loan
agreements. Negotiated and drafted template resolutions and agreements for
letter of credit transactions. Counseled Senior Management on strategies
for the workout, financial restructuring, and bankruptcy of portfolio
companies. Advised portfolio managers on loan workouts, collections, and
bankruptcy. Managed portfolio company bankruptcy filings. Negotiated
stalking horse agreements in bankruptcy section 363 asset sales.
Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed confidentiality agreements. Drafted
vendor contracts and agreements. Managed outside counsel.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 2006 -
2009
Associate: Represented debtors, acquirers, and investors in Chapter 11
bankruptcy proceedings, as well as, in non-judicial debt restructurings,
acquisitions, financings, and liquidations. Drafted pleadings, settlement
agreements, and transactional documents, including loan and security
agreements, forbearance, and asset purchase agreements. Researched and
prepared legal memoranda. Documented the workout and restructure of large
commercial credits, including debt for equity swaps. Advised clients on
the bankruptcy and creditors' rights implications of complex commercial
transaction structuring and entity formation.
FIRST COMMUNITY BANK, DENVER, COLORADO 2003 -
2005
Senior Vice President and Counsel: Supported the commercial lending and
special assets groups. Advised lenders on loan structuring. Negotiated,
drafted, and reviewed real estate and commercial loan documents. Counseled
lenders on workout strategies, remedies at state law, in bankruptcy, and
collection laws. Documented the workout and restructure of non-performing
loans. Served on creditor committees in Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
Conducted regulatory compliance training. Supervised the commercial loan
workout function. Managed outside counsel and litigation strategy.
REPUBLIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION, AURORA, COLORADO 2001 -
2002
Corporate Counsel: Advised special assets group on default remedies and
workout strategies, including forbearance, foreclosure, restructure, and
remedies under UCC Articles 2A and 9. Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed
documents for the acquisition, disposition, and financing of distressed
loans, leases, and real estate, including but not limited to, purchase and
sale agreements, loan and security agreements, assignments, stipulations,
joint venture, syndication, forbearance, and settlement and release
agreements. Negotiated stalking horse agreements in bankruptcy section
363 asset sales. Planned and managed due diligence on asset acquisitions.
Drafted confidentiality agreements, vendor contracts and agreements, and
asset management agreements. Counseled management on lender liability
issues. Managed outside counsel.
WELLS FARGO CORPORATION, DENVER, COLORADO 1997 -
2001
Vice President (promoted in 1999): Negotiated and drafted contracts and
ancillary agreements for accounts receivable factoring. Negotiated
deficiency settlements and lien subordinations with the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS). Negotiated DIP financing, adequate protection, and cash
collateral stipulations in bankruptcy. Participated in due diligence on
acquisitions. Managed professional staff and outside counsel.
Assistant Vice President: Managed private banking group. Directed client
relationship management. Reviewed loan documentation for legal sufficiency
and regulatory compliance. Managed professional staff.
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
1992 - 1996
Attorney/Advisor: Documented and closed real estate and asset-based loans
in a 19 state region, including California. Drafted loan modifications and
amendments. Advised lenders on lien laws, loan structuring, and local
mortgage filing requirements. Filed mortgages and UCC Article 9 security
interests. Researched and prepared legal memoranda on real estate,
contract, and probate issues. Traveled extensively throughout the U.S. as
part of the Disaster Assistance team. Managed and trained attorneys and
paralegal staff.
Education:
LL.M. in Bankruptcy: St. John's University, Jamaica, New York
(Jan. 2007)
Juris Doctorate: University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(May 1992)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics: Lake Forest College, Lake Forest,
Illinois (June 1979)
Admitted: United States Supreme Court, New York, and Minnesota
Activities and Awards:
2009 - present: Adjunct Professor of Law: St. John's University LL.M. in
Bankruptcy program
2008 Lawyers Alliance of New York Cornerstone Award for outstanding pro
bono service