Stephanie Stephens

Counsel to the Firm | Seattle | 206.223.7384 | stephenss@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Stephanie Stephens represents banks, finance companies and other lenders in negotiating, documenting, and closing secured and unsecured debt financing transactions, including revolving credit, term credit, senior, subordinate, mezzanine, asset-based and cash-flow multi-tranche loans.

Her experience also includes leveraged loan and asset-based syndicated credit facilities, acquisition financing, note purchase transactions, loan participations, credit and facility reviews, asset and stock acquisition financing, real estate lending and other working capital credit facilities.  Recently, Stephanie has focused on the representation of agents and lenders in connection with distressed credit facilities, including those involving default and forbearance situations and liquidations of collateral.

Professional Experience

• Winston & Strawn (2008-2009)
• Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP (2007-2008)
• Jenkens & Gilchrist, LLP (1998-2006)

Admitted to Practice

• California
• North Carolina

Academics

• University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998)
  • Charles Thomas Pearson Scholar, 1996-1998
  • Arkansas Law Review, Note and Comment Editor
• Humboldt State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

• Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights
• Litigation

Publications

• “Arrivals and Departures: Federal Sentencing Discretion in Koon v. United States,” 50 Arkansas Law Review 797, 1998
• “Spearing Tool takes a Sledgehammer to Search Certainty: Suggestions for Conducting UCC Searches,” Lending Law Update, Fall 2005