Sony Ben-Moshe

sony.ben-moshe@lw.com

+1.858.523.5400

Profile

Sony Ben-Moshe is partner in our Finance Department and Co-Chair of the firm's Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure Industry Group, and former Co-Chair of the Latin America Practice. Sony has significant experience representing clients in financings, acquisitions, sale-leasebacks, and formation of joint ventures in the United States and abroad. His experience includes:

Structuring, documentation, and negotiation of banking and private credit finance transactions for leveraged and secured financing transactions, including LBOs
Representation of issuers and underwriters in connection with 144A offerings and private placements of debt instruments
Structuring and negotiation of various transactions involving private equity sponsors
Representation of various parties in connection with the formation of joint ventures
Development and financing of greenfield construction projects
Sale-leaseback transactions

Sony has been recognized as a leading lawyer in:

Chambers USA for his work in Gaming & Hospitality
The Legal 500 Latin America for his work in Banking and Finance
The Legal 500 USA for his work in Real Estate and in Latin America
IFLR100 Energy and Infrastructure: Latin America
San Diego Daily Transcript as a Top Attorney for Real Estate & Construction
California Law Business, where he was previously named one of the Top 20 California lawyers under age 40

Experience

Sony's experience includes the representation of sponsors, lenders, and underwriters in connection with:

US$750 million senior secured financing for Fitness International LLC (aka, LA Fitness)
Eldorado Resorts Inc. in its US$27 billion acquisition and financing of Caesars Entertainment
Senior secured facilities for Apria Healthcare Group
Senior secured faciltiies for Ingenovis Health Inc.
Portfolio acquisitions and financings for Lucky Strike Entertainment
US$8.7 billion in senior secured financing for Caesars Entertainment
Various senior secured facilities for Pinnacle Service Brands
Over US$3.0 billion senior secured financings and high yield offerings for Bally’s Corporation
Over US$2.5 billion senior secured financing and high yield offerings for Red Rock Resorts
Various senior secured credit facilities for Omnicell, Inc.
Various corporate credit facilities for Sempra Energy and its subsidiaries
Sempra Energy in connection with various acquisitions and depositions of renewable energy projects
Multi-billion construction financing and various refinancings for Resorts World Las Vegas
US$120 million senior secured acquisition financing for AZZ, Inc.
Various sale leaseback transactions in the hospitality, gaming and entertainment industries
Over US$4 billion in senior secured credit facilities and senior unsecured notes for Penn Entertainment
Various note offerings for Hudson Pacific Properties in excess of US$500 million
Senior secured credit facilities and note offerings for Store Capital Corporation
American Assets Trust in connection with its corporate credit facilities
US$433 million in senior secured facilities for the Cowlitz Development Authority
Various senior secured and high yield financings for Boyd Gaming Corporation
Sempra Energy in connection with the development of a wind farm in Baja California, Mexico
Sempra Energy in connection with the development and construction of liquefied natural gas projects in the United States and Mexico
Major oil and gas companies in connection with various crude oil projects in Latin America
US$500 million senior secured credit facility for Pasha Shipping company
US$1.5 billion senior secured financing and unsecured notes for Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
US$1.05 billion senior secured financing for Jack Entertainment
US$450 million in senior secured facilities for Greenwood Racing, Inc.

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

California

Education

JD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 1994
Order of the Coif
BBA, University of San Diego, 1990
summa cum laude

Languages Spoken

English
Hebrew
Spanish

Practices

Industries

September 1, 2022 Recognition

Latham Again Recognized as a Highly Recommended Business Law Firm of Latin America

Groundbreaking deals, creative and unique structuring, and an expansive regional footprint earn recognition ‘among the global elite when it comes to deal-making’ from Latin Lawyer.

August 1, 2022 Recognition

Five Latham Partners Named to The Legal 500 US-Mexico Private Practice Powerlist

Sony Ben-Moshe, Roderick Branch, Christopher Cross, Tony Del Pino, and Thomas Malone recognized for high-profile work and engagement in the Mexican market.