Russell Chiappetta

• Represented an investment bank in connection with its sale of a $1 billion global loan portfolio.
• Represented a secured lender in connection with the restructuring of a loan facility extended to a telecommunications corporation domiciled in the Dominican Republic.
• Represented secured lenders in connection with the origination of a loan facility extended to a domestic online document storage and web imaging company.
• Represented investors in connection with the origination of a secured loan facility extended to a domestic manufacturer of proprietary baking mixes and the related issuance of warrants for the purchase of an aggregate 15% equity interest in the borrower.
• Represented secured lenders in connection with the origination of a loan facility extended to a domestic wholesale distributor of grocery items.

Russell Chiappetta advises investment banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial institutions on legal issues related to the purchase and sale of domestic and international par and distressed assets, including primary and secondary loans, loan participations, bankruptcy trade claims, and derivative structured products.

Russell also focuses his practice on the representation of buy-side and sell-side clients in connection with private transfers of debt and equity securities, special situations investments, and transactional matters related to in-court and out-of-court restructurings. Russell also has experience representing lenders on secured and unsecured financing transactions across a wide array of industries.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• Northwestern University (J.D., 2002)
• University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1999)