Robert A. Willner is a Shareholder in the firm’s Commercial Finance Practice Group and Chair of the Leveraged ESOP Finance Practice Group. Robert provides practical, business oriented, legal advice to his clients on how to best structure, document, and manage their commercial lending transactions. Robert’s practice covers a broad spectrum of middle-market, senior and second lien lending, in both bilateral and agented or club deals, including:
- asset-based lending
- cash flow lending
- leveraged ESOP finance
- lender finance
- fund finance (including capital call and subscription facilities, and NAV and hybrid loans)
- unitranche finance
- acquisition finance
- dividend recaps
- equipment leasing
- floor finance
- aircraft and ship finance
- tech finance
- healthcare finance
- cross-border transactions (Mexico, Canada, Europe, Asia)
- FCC license finance
- debtor-in-possession financing
- trade finance
- factoring
- problem loan workouts and restructurings, liquidations and foreclosures
Robert’s clients include commercial banks, alternative lenders, commercial finance companies, equipment leasing companies, factors, and other financial institutions.
He is recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in the field of Banking & Finance, and is a frequent lecturer on issues related to commercial finance. Robert was also named one of The Best Lawyers in America®, for Commercial Finance Law in 2025.
