Ryan Moreno

Ryan J. Moreno

Partner
Co-Head, Leveraged Finance
About

Ryan Moreno is a seasoned finance attorney who represents banks and alternative lenders as the lead arranger in structuring, negotiating, and executing a wide range of complex finance transactions. With extensive experience across the capital stack, Ryan helps his clients navigate each stage of the lifecycle of a company or fund.

Ryan's practice spans a diverse array of financial instruments and transactions. This includes portfolio-level debt, such as domestic and cross-border acquisition financings, asset-based financings, unitranche facilities, and securitizations, as well as fund-level debt, including subscription facilities, NAV facilities, hybrid facilities, and warehouse facilities. He collaborates closely with asset managers to establish back leverage facilities and loan programs. Further, Ryan also has notable expertise with bespoke structures for insurance company capital, such as rated note feeders and collateralized fund obligation (CFO) transactions.

In addition to his professional achievements, Ryan is deeply committed to pro bono work and community service.

Bar admissionsNew York

Awards

The Legal 500 United States

  • Recommended, Commercial Lending > Advice to Direct Lenders/Private Credit, (2025)
  • Recommended, Insurance: Non-contentious, (2025)
Additional Recognitions
  • Notable Leader in Law, Crain's New York Business, (2024)
Education
  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 2009
  • B.A., History, American University, 2006

Publications

Seminars

Media Mentions

  • Quoted, "Insurers: Levelling up their game," Private Debt Investor, November 3, 2025
  • Quoted, "Sponsors turn to single-asset NAV loans as back-levering option," 9Fin, October 20, 2025
  • Quoted, "Keynote Interview: A Maturing Market," Private Funds CFO, August/September 2025
  • Guest, "DLA Piper: Fund finance is a maturing market," Private Funds CFO, August 1, 2025
  • Quoted, "Insurers seek to add more private debt through rated vehicles," Private Debt Investor, June 19, 2025
  • Guest, "The intersection of private credit and insurance company capital," Lending Lowdown Podcast, LSEG LPC, April 2025