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Laurie Bruning focuses her practice on real estate, finance, and capital markets, leveraging extensive experience in structured finance, securitizations, and complex real estate transactions across diverse industries. Laurie’s expertise includes legal research, analysis, drafting, and advocacy, as well as communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. She excels in navigating intricate regulatory frameworks, transaction structuring, and portfolio management strategies. Laurie is dedicated to delivering practical, innovative solutions. She is passionate about providing exceptional legal services that meet the needs and expectations of her clients.
Laurie’s career includes roles at top-tier law firms, where she represented underwriters, issuers, and institutional clients in intricate securitizations and capital markets transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Laurie was an associate at a boutique New York City law firm, focusing on contract negotiation, commercial real estate, and mergers and acquisitions. She has also served as sole legal counsel for corporate clients, providing strategic advice on commercial real estate transactions, complex financial agreements, and asset management strategies.
Experience
*Drafted, negotiated, and refined offering memoranda, indentures, and revolving credit agreements for a $2.2 billion securitization transaction involving one of the world’s largest full-service dining companies, covering U.S. franchise royalties, U.S. company-owned restaurants, and U.S. intellectual property rights.
*Represented a commercial paper issuer as administrative agent and swingline lender to a multinational dining and delivery brand and its wholly-owned subsidiary, drafting and closing a $1.35 billion bridge credit agreement.
*Prepared comprehensive offering memoranda and indentures for a securitization transaction involving prominent restaurant franchises and IP holding companies, covering U.S. franchise royalties, U.S. company-owned restaurants, and U.S. intellectual property rights.
*Represented borrower and purchaser in the acquisition of 20 skilled nursing facilities in the State of Florida, financed with a collateralized senior loan, collateralized mezzanine loan, and private equity contributions.
*Represented borrower and purchaser in the acquisition of 15 skilled nursing facilities in the State of Colorado, financed with a collateralized senior loan and a subordinated mezzanine loan.
*Represented seller-operator in the sale of 30 skilled nursing facilities in the State of New York, structured as a leaseback transaction to the prior owner, financed with a collateralized senior loan and a subordinated mezzanine loan.
*Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick.
Colorado State University B.A., Political Science and Government (1998) Dean’s List
New York University School of Law J.D. (2003)
New York (2005)
New York State Bar Association, Member
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