Ryan Leverone

About Ryan Leverone

Ryan B. Leverone is a partner in Cadwalader’s Finance Group. Ryan represents borrowers and investment banks, corporate and commercial banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, private lenders and other financial institutions in a variety of domestic and cross-border lending transactions, including syndicated, club and bilateral bank loans, NAV facilities, backleverage facilities, management fee facilities, commodities financings, asset-based lending, bankruptcy exit financings, acquisition and 363 sale financings, shareholder financings, note purchases, repurchase financings, royalty financings, out-of-court workouts and restructurings and other complex transactions. Ryan also represents financial institutions in the purchase and sale of par and distressed debt and equity on the secondary loan and equity trading markets, including bespoke participation arrangements for credit risk transfer, fund finance and NAV lending transactions. Ryan regularly advises financial institutions on sanctions, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering issues related to financing transactions.Ryan also focuses on emerging technologies impacting financing transactions and law practice, including smart contracts, blockchain, cryptocurrency, AI-powered contract analysis, document automation and automated workflow management. Ryan has previously served as in-house corporate counsel to Amazon Web Services, Inc, where he advised on such projects and a variety of technology transactions and complex business initiatives.Ryan was included in the 2022 and 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for his work in Banking and Finance Law.Ryan received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was the Executive Editor of the Virginia Environmental Law Journal. He holds a B.S. in Political Science and a B.S. in Sociology, both from Florida State University, as well as an A.A. from Santa Fe College.[ATTORNEY ADVERTISING]

Experience

1. Partner

   Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Llp

   Mar 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Practice areas include corporate, distressed and acquisition finance, general corporate law, debt and equity trading, repurchase financing, bank regulation and sanctions, anti-money laundering law and anti-corruption law compliance• Recognized as “One to Watch” in Banking and Finance Law by Best Lawyers in America (2022 & 2026)• Represent, as lead attorney, borrowers and commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions in a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions, including syndicated, club and bilateral bank loans, NAV lending, commodities financings, distressed lending, asset-based lending, acquisition financings, shareholder financings, note purchases, repurchase financings, workouts and other complex transactions• Represent, as lead attorney, financial institutions in the purchase and sale of distressed debt and equity on the secondary loan and equity trading markets• Advise financial institutions on sanctions, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering issues related to financing transactions• Lead technology-related projects, including application of AI/ML-powered contract analysis• Representative to Cadwalader\'s Firm Committee (2019–2025)

Education

• Florida State University

  Bachelor of Science, Sociology

  2012

• Santa Fe College

  Associate of Arts, Anthropology

  2010

• University of Virginia School of Law

  Juris Doctor

  2016

• Florida State University

  Bachelor of Science, Political Science

  2012