Weinberg, Erika L.

Erika L. Weinberg

Partner

erika.weinberg@lw.com
    Weinberg, Erika L.

    Erika L. Weinberg

    Partner

    erika.weinberg@lw.com
    "She manages deals really well and is a collaborative and talented lawyer."

    Chambers USA 2023

    “She can expertly navigate representing both banks and corporate clients.”

    Chambers USA 2022

    “Has incredibly strong technical knowledge that she marries with being a problem solver.”

    Chambers USA 2021

    “Incredibly smart, hard-working, and commercially-oriented.”

    Chambers USA 2021

    “Has her finger on the pulse of the capital markets.”

    Chambers USA 2021

    “Provides a very high level of client service.”

    Chambers USA 2021

    Profile

    Erika L. Weinberg, Co-Chair of the New York Corporate Department, provides broad-based corporate counsel to financial institutions and companies, including in connection with public and private financings and general securities matters.

    Drawing on her extensive track record handling significant transactions and complex financial regulatory issues, Ms. Weinberg serves as a strategic advisor to clients from across industries, including financial services, healthcare, media and entertainment, telecommunications, manufacturing, and retail. Her work includes:

    • Bridge lending and loan commitments
    • Initial public offerings
    • Liability management transactions, including debt exchange offers and tender offers
    • Public and private equity offerings
    • Secured and unsecured high yield debt offerings

    Ms. Weinberg also advises clients on periodic and current filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and satisfying requirements set by the national securities exchanges.

    Ms. Weinberg has been named to Crain’s New York Business 2021 Notable Women in Law List. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. She previously served as the Co-Chair of the firm’s Women Enriching Business (WEB) program in the New York office.

    Experience

    Ms. Weinberg’s experience includes representing:

    SPAC Transactions

    • The underwriters in connection with the US$300 million IPO of BYTE Acquisition Corporation
    • The underwriters in connection with a confidential fintech SPAC IPO (pending)
    • The underwriters in connection with a confidential consumer SPAC IPO (pending)
    • A confidential SPAC in a deSPAC transaction with an IT services company (pending)
    • A confidential SPAC in an aborted deSPAC transaction with a CBD/consumer company

    Debt Capital Markets and Lending

    • MUFG  in connection with a bond deal done for Mid American Energy
    • J.P. Morgan in connection with an offering of debt securities of Bread Financial:
      • A$300million senior secured notes tack-on offering
    • J.P. Morgan in connection with an offering of debt securities by Take-Two
    • Scotiabank in connection with an exchange offer for debt securities of HollyFrontier Corporation
    • Wells Fargo in connection with an offering of unsecured notes by Holly Energy Partners
    • Wynn Resorts in its issuance of senior notes
    • Citigroup Global Markets in connection with:
      • The US$125 million senior secured notes offering by Presidio
      • An offering of senior notes by Fairstone Financial
      • Its role as agent and arranger in CJ Holding’s US$1.66 billion acquisition of Nabor Industries
    • RBC in connection with:
      • An issuance of senior notes by Northern Oil & Gas
      • An offering of senior notes by Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings
    • Goldman Sachs in connection with an issuance of senior notes by Carriage Services
    • Calfrac Holdings in its private offering of senior notes
    • J.P. Morgan in connection with:
      • An issuance of senior notes by Teleflex
      • An offering of senior notes by Superior Industries International
      • An offering of senior notes by Endo International
    • Citigroup in connection with a tack-on offering of senior notes by AMC Entertainment Holdings
    • Credit Suisse in connection with an offering of senior notes by Regal Entertainment
    • Morgan Stanley in its role as lender for Vantiv’s acquisition of Worldpay Group

    Equity Capital Markets

    • Barclays in connection with an initial public offering of common stock by Skyward Specialty Insurance Group listed on Nasdaq:
      • A secondary offering of common stock
      • An upsized secondary offering of common stock
    • Goldman Sachs in connection with an Initial Public Offering of common stock by Aspen Insurance Holdings
    • J.P. Morgan in connection with an issuance of common stock by Palomar Holdings
    • Barclays in connection with an Initial Public Offering of common stock by Palomar Holdings listed on Nasdaq
    • The underwriters in connection with an Initial Public Offering of common stock by an insurance company (confidential)
    • Citigroup in connection to a common stock at the market offering done by AMC Entertainment Holdings listed on NYSE:
      • A subsequent at the market offering of US$350 million
    • Baird in connection with a secondary offering of ordinary shares of Technoglass Inc on NYSE
    • Bank of America in connection with the US$185 million green convertible senior notes offering by Maxeon Solar Technologies
    • RBC in connection with an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding shares of its cumulative preferred stock for cash by Ashford Hospitality Trust
    • The placement agent in connection with:
      • An at the market offering by Urban One, Inc.
      • An at the market offering by Gannett Co.
    • Altice USA in connection with multiple block trades of common stock
    • The underwriter in connection with an issuance of common stock by Strategic Education
    • The underwriter in connection with an issuance of common stock by SunPower Corporation
    • Intelsat S.A. in connection with a block trade of common stock
    • J.P. Morgan in connection with an issuance of common stock by Palomar Holdings
    • Citigroup in connection with an issuance of common stock by Spirit Airlines
    • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in connection with an issuance of common stock by Amsurg
    • Credit Suisse in connection with an issuance of common stock by SS&C Technologies Holdings

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, St. John's University School of Law, 1996
      Editor, St. John's Law Review
    • BA, State University of New York at Albany, 1991

    Practices

    Industries

    Recognition

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