Troy Zander has represented lenders and companies in documenting technology, life sciences, and middle-market financing transactions aggregating in excess of $5 billion. He also has represented agents, lenders, participants, and companies in syndicated facilities aggregating in excess of $2.5 billion.

In addition, Mr. Zander has represented companies, secured and unsecured creditors, committees, trustees, and asset purchasers in bankruptcy proceedings. He has also represented lenders and companies in federal, state, and out-of-court proceedings restructuring debt in excess of $500 million, and he represents early stage companies in the technology and life sciences sectors in all manner of corporate transactions.

Mr. Zander is a frequent author and speaker on the subjects of secured transactions and, particularly, lending against intellectual property assets.

Mr. Zander is on the firm's US Pro Bono Committee and is the Pro Bono Coordinator for the San Diego (Golden Triangle) office. Mr. Zander is General Counsel, pro bono, to Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest), the Nation's Food Bank Network, which is dedicated to ending hunger in America. He is also General Counsel, pro bono, to Feeding America - San Diego, the local affiliate member of Feeding America.

Admissions

• California

Memberships

• Member of the San Diego, California, and Federal Bar Associations
• Member of the Association for Corporate Growth, San Diego
• San Diego Venture Group
• The American Bankruptcy Institute
• The San Diego Bankruptcy Forum (where he previously served on the board) and the San Diego Receivers Forum
• Member of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee ; Business Law Section of the California State Bar

Publications

• Co-author, "Intellectual Property as Collateral: What's Being Left on the Table?" San Diego Daily Transcript, Banking and Finance Quarterly Report, April 21, 2005 (with Matthew Schwartz)
• Co-author, "12 Steps to Preparing Your Company for its Banking Needs," San Diego Daily Transcript, May 11, 2004 (with Matthew Schwartz)

Seminars

• "Venture Lending Transactions-Structure and Common Terms," Venture Lending Seminar, Israel (January 2008)
• "Overview of Venture Debt Financing," Corporate and Finance Practice Group Training Series, DLA Piper (November 2007)
• "Lending to Emerging Growth Technology and Life Sciences Companies," Rady School of Management, UC San Diego (April 2007)
• "Perfecting Security Interests [in Intellectual Property] and Avoiding Potential Problems," Law Seminars International (June 2003)
• "Financing LBOs and MBOs," Association for Corporate Growth Annual Growth Conference, San Diego (March 2003)
• "Anatomy of an LBO," Association for Corporate Growth, San Diego Chapter (December 2002)
• "Revised Article 9 of the California UCC," Lorman Education Services seminar (April 2002)