Bryan J. Monson

bryan.monson@lw.com

+1.858.509.8454

Profile

Bryan Monson represents clients in complex financing transactions, with a particular focus on the gaming and hospitality industries.

Bryan combines extensive experience and his commercial perspective to help corporate borrowers, banks, and other financial institutions navigate:

Secured credit facilities
Leveraged acquisition financings
Construction financings
Sale-leasebacks and master lease structures

A recognized leader at the firm, Bryan serves as Regional Department Vice Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Finance Department in California and has served on the Associates and Training and Career Enhancement (TACE) committees.

Bryan maintains an active pro bono practice, including work on behalf of the California Innocence Project.

Experience

Bryan’s experience includes representing:

Secured Credit Facilities

Caesars Entertainment in its US$8.4 billion senior secured credit facilities
Red Rock Resorts in its US$2.7 billion senior secured credit facilities
Playtika in its US$2.5 billion senior secured credit facilities
Sempra Energy and its subsidiaries in over US$8.4 billion in corporate credit facilities
The lead arrangers in Penn National Gaming’s US$2.6 billion senior secured credit facilities

Acquisition Financings

Eldorado Resorts in financing its US$17 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment in financing its acquisition of William Hill

Construction Financings

Resorts World Las Vegas in its US$2.6 billion construction financing
Boyd Gaming in construction financings for Wilton Rancheria’s Sky River Casino
Tejon Indian Tribe in its construction financing for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tejon

Sale Leasebacks and Master Leases

Caesars Entertainment in its master leases
Bally’s in its master leases
Jack Entertainment in its master lease

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

California

Education

JD, University of Southern California Law School, 2015
Order of the Coif
BA, Yale College, 2011
with distinction

Languages Spoken

English

Practices

Industries

November 6, 2024 Press Release

Latham & Watkins Names 24 New Partners and 27 New Counsel

Firm’s new partner class joins 19 counsel who were promoted to the partnership earlier in the year.

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January 21, 2021 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Playtika In Closing of US$1.9 Billion Initial Public Offering

October 6, 2020 Our Work

Latham & Watkins Advises Caesars Entertainment in Acquisition of William Hill

The historic acquisition would bring together Caesars as one of the largest gaming-entertainment companies in the U.S. and one of the world's most diversified gaming and entertainment providers, and William Hill as one of the world's leading betting and gambling companies.