Renee P. Lewis

Renee Lewis is a senior counsel in Holland & Knight's Chicago office and a member of the firm's Financial Services Practice Group. Ms. Lewis advises company executives and owners on strategically structuring complex financing transactions. Her practice focuses on counsel for financial institutions, privately held companies and trustees in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions, which may entail leveraged buyouts, equity repurchases and corporate reorganizations.

Ms. Lewis's substantial corporate compliance and transactional experience includes:

providing legal support on domestic and international restructuring initiatives
analyzing complex tax, fiduciary and other issues related to employee benefit programs
leading all aspects of corporate transactions, including financing considerations, budgeting, document production and legal due diligence conducted by various attorney specialists
managing general corporate legal matters, such as organization and dissolution, limited liability company operating agreements, corporate structuring, organization and governance issues, employment agreements, deferred compensation plans and business contracts
advising company executives and owners on transactional strategies, helping to ensure successful closings following appropriate due diligence
providing structured financing documentation related to corporate credit facilities, ESOP loan transactions and asset-based financing vehicles for lenders and borrowers


Good to know

Job Types Counsel
Areas of Practice 1) Corporate, 2) Financial Services, 3) ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) and 4) Mergers and Acquisitions
Law School DePaul University College of Law (J.D.,1997)
Admitted Year 1997
Education DePaul University (B.S.,1992)
Bar Member / Association Illinois State Bar Association
Most recent firm Holland & Knight LLP
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-lewis-1ba29b7
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