DLA Piper welcomes Shana Ramirez to the Leveraged Finance practice

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Shana Ramirez as a Partner in the Leveraged Finance practice. She will be based in the Los Angeles office.

Ramirez advises lenders and borrowers on representations across a wide range of secured and unsecured financings at both the fund and portfolio level. Her extensive experience includes domestic and cross-border acquisition financings, unitranche facilities, first lien/second lien facilities, subscription facilities, net asset value-based facilities, general partner facilities, management company facilities, leverage facilities and warehouse facilities. Her background in fund finance includes representation of both borrowers and lenders across multiple sectors, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and private credit.

“We are pleased to welcome Shana to our team. She joins us at a crucial time, as we continue to scale our rapidly growing platform within the Fund Finance and Private Credit sectors. Her arrival underscores the firm’s dedication to supporting this critical area of deal-making,” said Ryan Moreno, US Co-Head of DLA Piper’s Leveraged Finance practice.

“Banks and asset managers across multiple sectors, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and private credit, rely on Shana for her innovative counsel to support their various financing needs, and we’re excited to have her on board,” said Jamie Knox, US Co-Head of DLA Piper’s Leveraged Finance practice.