Katherine E. Bell
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Banking & Finance
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About
Provided by Katherine E. Bell
Practice Areas
Ms. Bell is a partner in the Global Finance practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Orange County office. Her practice focuses on commercial and corporate finance transactions. She regularly represents banks, investment banks, finance companies, private debt lenders, other lenders, and borrowers in working capital facilities (cash flow and asset-based), acquisition financings, structured financings, and restructurings and recapitalizations—both cross-border and U.S. focused. She has industry experience in a variety of business sectors including technology and software, healthcare, transportation and logistics, energy, retail, food and beverage, and manufacturing and industrials. Ms. Bell has significant experience negotiating intercreditor relationships, including in 1st lien/2nd lien transactions, split collateral arrangements, and unitranche transactions. She represents clients in all parts of the capital structure — senior, junior, first lien, second lien, first out, last out, super-senior, and preferred equity.
Personal
B.A. from the University of California at Irvine in 1998, J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2001.
Chambers Review
USA
Katherine Bell is noted for her strong ABL practice, as well as her ability to act on matters across the wider financing space.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is an excellent lawyer and zealous advocate for clients."
"She is a very thoughtful and solid lawyer."
"She is an excellent lawyer and zealous advocate for clients."
"She is a very thoughtful and solid lawyer."
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