Mr Michael Boykins > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
444 WEST LAKE STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60606-0029
ILLINOIS
United States
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Work Department

Corporate Advisory

Position

Michael L. Boykins is the office managing partner for the Firm’s Chicago office. He focuses his practice on corporate finance, representing corporate and individual lenders, investors and borrowers in connection with secured and unsecured credit facilities, asset-based lending, high-yield financings, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) financings, acquisition financings, over-the-counter derivatives, insurance industry financings, senior subordinated debt, mezzanine and venture capital transactions. Michael also represents debtor committees and secured creditors in debt restructurings and workouts.

Michael advises issuers and underwriters in debt and equity public offerings and other types of secured transactions. On behalf of insurance companies and other institutional investors, he provides counsel in connection with the private placement of debt and related equity investments and exit strategies. Michael draws on his deep experience with the structure and issuance of convertible and nonconvertible debt and equity securities, and secured and unsecured financings, to advise clients on a wide range of US and international equity derivatives transactions, including swaps and over-the-counter derivatives.

Michael is a member of the Firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and was past chair of the Racial and Ethnic Diversity Sub-Committee.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Commercial lending

McDermott Will & Emery LLP remains a trusted advisor for venture capital funds, investment companies, financial institutions and private equity firms, characterized by its ability to tackle middle market transactions surrounding acquisition financing, asset-based lending, convertible debt facilities and mezzanine lending matters. The leadership team features Michael Boykins and Stephanie McCann in Chicago as well as Los Angeles-based Gary Rosenbaum, a seasoned practitioner noted for his broad focus on finance transactions. With an emphasis on the healthcare sector, the group recently represented Cedars-Sinai Health System on the issuing of both a tax-exempt bond and a taxable bond.