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"Nate is a good lawyer who finds proactive solutions."

Chambers USA 2023

Overview

Nate is a finance attorney who thinks like clients think.

Formerly a CPA, Nate represents borrowers, lenders and other financial institutions in a variety of commercial financing transactions. Clients often tell Nate that he doesn’t act like a typical lawyer – he speaks their language, approaches issues from their perspective and understands their business concerns.

Nate focuses much of his practice on corporate lending. He provides legal guidance to clients on domestic and cross-border loan transactions including senior secured and unsecured credit facilities; syndicated and bilateral financings; unitranche financings; mezzanine financings; and cash-flow, asset-based and split-lien transactions. He has experience in a broad range of sectors and industries, ranging from middle-market financings to investment-grade facilities.

Nate finds great satisfaction in seeing clients grow and achieve their business goals. The highlight of his work is the opportunity to be a part of a client’s success story.

"Nate is a good lawyer who finds proactive solutions."

Chambers USA 2023

Industry

Services

Recognition

  • Chambers USA, Banking & Finance, 2023 and 2024
  • IFLR 1000 United States
    • Banking and Finance (Wisconsin), Highly Regarded, 2022-2024

Education

  • J.D., DePaul University College of Law
    • summa cum laude
    • Order of the Coif
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
    • DePaul Law Review
  • M.Acc., University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • B.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Wisconsin
Experience
  • Represented administrative agent in a $450 million revolving credit facility to ventilation equipment manufacturing company and its subsidiaries.
  • Represented administrative agent in a $300 million unsecured revolving credit facility to chemical distribution and manufacturing company.
  • Represented national fleet management company and its affiliates in a $1.7 billion syndicated revolving credit facility and sale of senior and subordinated notes.
  • Represented administrative agent in a $118 million revolving and term loan credit facility to transportation and logistics company and its subsidiaries.
  • Represented administrative agent in a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility to publicly-traded pharmaceutical company.
  • Represented administrative agent in a €200 million revolving credit facility.
  • Represented administrative agent in a cross-border $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
  • Represented private company in a $1.2 billion syndicated revolving credit facility and sale of senior and subordinated notes.
  • Represented private company in a $125 million cross-border, syndicated ABL credit facility and term loan.
  • Represented the affiliates of a REIT in an amendment and restatement of a $50 million revolving credit facility and $80 million term loan facility.
  • Represented PCB Financial in its recently announced acquisition of Northern California Bancorp where NCB and its wholly owned subsidiary Monterey County Bank are now wholly owned subsidiaries of PCB.
Outside the Office

Nate loves to play and watch sports, especially football, golf, baseball and hockey.

He is a music lover with a passion for live music, and he enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah, and their dog, Bennett.