Ben Stango

About Ben Stango

I serve as legal counsel and trusted advisor for clients across the full spectrum of debt finance transactions—ranging from credit facilities and bond offerings to M&A, restructurings, and strategic investments.As part of the firm’s Borrower Finance team, I work closely with CEOs, CFOs, treasurers, heads of capital markets, general counsels, and in-house legal teams to help finance the future of their businesses. My clients include public and private companies, private equity sponsors, venture capital firms, nonprofits (including CDFIs), and high net worth individuals.I advise on syndicated and bilateral credit facilities, note offerings (senior, subordinated, secured, convertible and hybrid), leveraged buyouts, asset-based lending, private credit and direct lending transactions, factoring and receivables financings, commercial paper programs, intercompany loans, and venture debt financings. My work spans industries including healthcare, data centers and AI, retail, aerospace and defense, technology, and life sciences, with deal sizes from under $1 million to over $14 billion. My MBA from The Wharton School helps to drive my commercial approach to legal strategy.At Morgan Lewis, I serve on the Philadelphia Professional Recruiting Committee and have participated in firmwide leadership through the Global Committee on Associates, ESG Working Group and multiple other committees. I remain active in the Greater Philadelphia civic and legal communities. I serve on the board of the Support Center for Child Advocates, where I volunteer as a Child Advocate pro bono attorney, and on the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association, where I co-chair the Large Firm Associates Committee. I also advise a range of civic and political organizations throughout the region.(The views expressed on this page are my own and not those of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.)

Experience

1. Finance Attorney

   Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

   Oct 2017 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Advise public and private companies, private equity sponsors, venture capital firms, startups, nonprofits, and high net worth individuals on syndicated and bilateral credit facilities, note offerings, leveraged buyouts, asset-based lending, private credit and direct lending transactions, factoring and receivables financings, commercial paper programs, intercompany loans, and venture financings. Firm leadership including the Global Associates Committee, the Philadelphia Associates Committee, and the Philadelphia Professional Recruiting Committee.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

  Doctor of Law - JD

• Lower Merion High School

  High School Diploma

• Yale University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Humanities & Political Science

• The Wharton School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management & Organizational Effectiveness

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Strategic Communications
• Community Organizing
• Public Policy
• Team Building
• Program Development
• International Relations
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Legislative Relations
• Proposal Writing
• Legislation
• Grassroots Organizing
• Microsoft Office
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Coalitions
• Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Speech Writing
• Program Management
• Politics
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Political Communication
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Communications Strategy
• Public Speaking
• Non-Profits
• Political Campaigns
• Legislative Research
• Political Consulting
• Editing
• Grants
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Entrepreneurship