Justin Ochs > WilmerHale > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
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
The debt finance practice at WilmerHale focuses on the borrower side, regularly handling matters for mid-market private equity firms, emerging life sciences and technology companies, as well as investment-grade clients. The team is led by practice head Justin Ochs from Washington DC. The team is supported by Denver-based Chalyse Robinson, who has particular expertise in acquisition financings and debt finance transactions; Nathan Moore, also in Denver who was promoted to partnership in January 2023 and regularly takes on matters in the distressed space and royalty financings for biotech companies and Boston-based Brandt Tierney who has experience handling matters across the financial services, life sciences and technology sectors.
United States > Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
WilmerHale has a steady flow of DCM engagements from technology, life sciences, financial services and other companies. The firm is active in exchangeable offers, convertible debt and private placements, and has landed a number of bulge-bracket senior note offerings engagements. Molly Fox and Craig Hilts are key partners in Boston, along with Justin Ochs in Washington DC.
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 > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
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
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense