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WilmerHale Offices
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036
United States
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Justin Ochs
Work Department
Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring ; Bankruptcy Litigation, Regulation and Policy Capital Markets ; Cross-Border Transactions ; Debt Finance ; Emerging Company and Venture Capital ; FinTech ; Mergers and Acquisitions ; Private Equity ; SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) Transactions ; Technology
Position
Partner
Chair, Corporate Practice Group
Career
Justin Ochs represents both public and private companies on a variety of corporate finance and other matters. Borrowers, private equity sponsors and financial institutions rely on Mr. Ochs’ experience and strategic business advice and turn to him for counsel on a wide range of debt financing transactions. Mr. Ochs successfully represents his clients in matters involving secured and unsecured financings, leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings, bridge loans, first- and second-lien, mezzanine and other subordinated debt, working capital facilities, commercial paper programs and letters of credit. He is also a trusted advisor to clients on mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate and securities matters.
Mr. Ochs is a member of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section), the DC Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Georgetown Law Corporate Counsel Institute.
Memberships
- District of Columbia
- New York
Education
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1999
BA, Cornell University, 1995
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Commercial lending
WilmerHale‘s debt finance practice advises a wide range of public and private companies on investment-grade and leveraged borrowing facilities, including secured term loans, asset-based loans, revolving facilities, and refinancings. The firm frequently acts as counsel to mid-market borrowers and corporations in the technology and life science sectors, notably advising Thermo Fisher Scientific on a $5bn refinancing matter this year. Led from Washington DC by Justin Ochs, the team also has a major presence in Colorado, where Denver-based partners Nathan Moore and Chalyse Robinson frequently assist corporate clients with debt financings. At associate level, Brandt Tierney, who practices from Boston, is also highly recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Government > Government relations
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Environment > Environment: litigation