Jeffrey G. Tougas
Attorney
- Role
- Attorney at Axiom
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeffrey G. Tougas
Highly experienced lawyer and business leader (JD/MBA) focused on commercial finance matters, aircraft finance, distressed debt, workouts, bankruptcies, and general commercial law. Results driven pragmatist, with considerable experience leading contract negotiations and litigations. Agile organizer and leader of successful legal and financial teams. Known for professionalism, meticulousness, and business acumen. Flexible team player willing to adopt new methods to find opportunities for quality improvement, increased asset recovery, and other revenue generation. Commercial generalist with deep, big-firm, and senior, in-house experience. Extended engagements with prestigious New York-based, AmLaw 50 law firms and financial institutions. Core Proficiencies: Negotiation and Documentation of Loans and Leases | Workouts and Bankruptcies | Offensive and Defensive Litigations | Aircraft Transactions (Domestic & Cross-Border)| M&A - Subsidiary and Portfolio Acquisitions and Dispositions | Structured/Leveraged Finance | Residential Mortgage Portfolio Finance via \"Safe-Harbored\" Structures | Equipment Leasing | Mentoring Peer Review Rating: “Distinguished”; “Very High Peer Review Rating In Legal Ability & Ethical Standards” (21 consecutive years 20••••22).
Experience
Attorney
Jan 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US
2023 to present: consultant to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, New York, NY; advising bank in connection with negotiation, documentation, closing and modification of syndicated mid- and large-cap commercial loans including ABL, leveraged, CRE, CLO, media/communications, healthcare, aviation/transportation, retail, equipment, energy/utilities/power, tech, gaming/leisure, structured trade, related cash-management, and resolution of defaults under such loans. 2021 to 2023: consultant to Wells Fargo Bank, New York, NY; advised bank in implementing artificial intelligence-based modalities of determining and complying with bank’s fifty-state regulatory and compliance obligations.
Education
Western New England University School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law
1986 — 1990
Nichols College
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance and Economics
1978 — 1982
Western New England University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, Organizational Behavior, and Economics
1983 — 1986
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