Dewey & LeBoeuf

Marshall C. Stoddard Jr.

Partner

Marshall C. Stoddard, Jr. is US head of the Bank and Institutional Finance Practice Group. As a transactional lawyer and corporate adviser, Mr. Stoddard practices in the areas of commercial, banking and bankruptcy law across a wide range of industries. He has extensive experience across a broad spectrum of matters, including:

Finance. Senior debt financing, commercial lending, corporate financing, asset-based lending, cash-flow lending, acquisition financing, mezzanine financing and syndications involving recapitalizations, refinancings, acquisitions, divestitures, restructures, consolidations and reorganizations. Industries involved span a wide range, including technology, logistics, entertainment, government contractors, media, import-export, consumer products, resort and leisure, franchisors, transportation, agriculture, aquaculture, and service companies.

Restructurings and Reorganizations. Debt restructuring primarily representing senior creditors and syndicate groups, bond holders, and secured creditors both in and out of bankruptcy; exit financing; contested bankruptcy matters; plan formulation; strategic divestitures; recapitalizations; and other financial and legal restructures.

The 2011 edition of Chambers USA notes that Mr. Stoddard is "'a very solid banking lawyer'" and that his arrival at Dewey & LeBoeuf as "the head of the national bank and institutional finance group 'has brought together a dedicated team of very skilled attorneys.'" The 2008 edition of Legal 500 USA notes that, "His knowledge of the secured lending industry and ability to negotiate legal points separates him from other lawyers."

Publications

Co-author, "Lender Liability, Theory and Practice," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1988
"Financing Leveraged Buyouts – The Risk Grows," California Banker, Fall 1987
Co-author, "Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1987

Seminars

Author of numerous articles and speaker to professional organizations on various topics, including leveraged acquisitions, international finance, NAFTA, asset-based lending, recessionary planning for lenders and investors, commercial law, lender liability, bankruptcy reorganizations, debtor in possession financing, bankruptcy litigation, international finance, loan default remedies, loan syndications, loan documentation and corporate restructuring

Professional Activities