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Kayla Epstein

Associate
New York
About

Kayla is an associate in the New York office of DLA Piper LLP. Kayla has a broad range of experience representing banks, other financial institutions, and companies in a wide range of domestic and cross-border finance transactions, including syndicated and bilateral secured and unsecured loan facilities, with a particular focus on project, infrastructure and renewables transactions, as well as ECA-supported financings and leveraged financing. She also frequently serves as counsel to banks and other financial institutions in their role as agent in connection with secured and unsecured credit facilities.

Areas of FocusFinanceLeveraged Finance and Debt FinanceAsset-based LendingProjects and Project FinanceEnergy and Natural Resources
Bar admissionsNew York

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted for a large-scale corporate sponsor in connection with a $550,000,000 financing for the construction and operation of 7 data center facilities in the United States (pending).
  • Acted for a large bank in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent, in connection with a $200,000,000 term loan facility, a $200,000,000 letter of credit facility and a $200,000,000 revolving facility in relation to the financing and developing of solar, wind and battery storage projects located in the United States.
  • Acted for a large bank in its capacity as administrative agent in connection with a $800,000,000 unsecured term loan facility, made available to a large South American petroleum company.
  • Acted for the for the mandated lead arranger and a syndicate of lenders in connection with a $1,000,000,000, export credit agency supported loan to an investment grade telecommunications provider for the purpose of financing the cost of telecommunications equipment.
  • Acted for the mandated lead arranger and a syndicate of lenders in connection with a $5,000,000, export credit agency supported loan to an investment grade telecommunications provider for the purpose of financing the cost of telecommunications equipment.
  • Acted for a major airline in connection with an ECA-backed loan facility in relation to the financing of the cost of aviation equipment.
  • Acted for the lenders in connection with a SACE facility in relation to the financing of the modernization of the borrower's steel plant.
  • Acted for a financial institution in its capacity as administrative agent in connection with various loan facilities in relation to the financing of the cost of aviation equipment.
  • Acted for a large bank in its capacity as collateral agent and depositary bank, in connection with a facility in relation to the financing of a solar photovoltaic power plant in Texas.
  • Acted for a large bank in its capacity as administrative agent and lender in connection with a $50,000,00 revolving credit facility.
  • Acted for a large bank in its capacity as lender in connection with multiple ECA-backed loan facilities, in relation to the financing of the cost of aviation equipment.
Education
  • J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2020
    summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • B.A., Binghamton University 2017
    cum laude

Publications and media

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Publication

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Key takeaways from DLA Piper’s Private Credit and Fund Finance...

24 April 2026

Events

DealCatalyst U.S. Private Credit Industry Conference on Direct Lending in partnership with...

16 April 2026 .1 minute read

Publication

DLA Piper’s first annual Private Credit Academy: Key takeaways

1 April 2026

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+1 212 335 4803
(Work, New York)