Kathleen O. Currey
Partner | Atlanta Officekcurrey@phrd.com
T: (404) 420-4317
F: (678) 533-7742
F: (678) 533-7742
Practice Group
Services
Education
- University of South Carolina - (B.S., Business Administration (Finance), 1986)
- Emory University School of Law - (J.D., with distinction, 1993)
Admitted to Practice
- Georgia
- South Carolina (inactive)
About Kathleen
Kathleen is a member of the Commercial Finance practice group. She represents major financial institutions and borrowers in complex lending and financial restructuring matters. Kathleen has extensive experience with syndicated loan facilities, asset-based financings, debtor-in-possession financings and negotiating complex intercreditor and subordination agreements.
Professional and Civic Involvement
- Serves on the Firm's Administrative and Diversity Committees
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, State Bar of South Carolina (inactive)
- Member, American Bar Association (Business Law Section)
- Member, Board of Trustees, and the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees, of The Children's School, an independent elementary school in Atlanta (2004 - present)
Representative Engagements
- Represented lender in connection with restructure of $18,000,000 senior secured asset based lending facility to parts distributor
- Represented agent in connection with a syndicated debtor-in-possession financing to an automobile parts manufacturer
- Represented lender in connection with a $100,000,000 senior secured asset based lending facility to a textile company
- Represented borrower in connection with $335 million secured first and second lien syndicated facilities to a national tower company
- Represented borrowers in connection with a $2.3 billion senior secured first lien syndicated revolver and term loan facility, a $675 million second lien syndicated term loan facility and a $280 million syndicated asset sale bridge term loan facility used to acquire cable system assets
- Represented administrative agent in connection with a $100 million senior secured syndicated facility to a software development company
- Represented administrative agent in connection with $250 million secured first and second lien syndicated letter of credit facilities to an international engineering company
- Represented administrative agent in connection with a $280 million senior secured syndicated facility to an apparel manufacturing and distribution company
- Represented administrative agent in connection with $420 million secured first and second lien syndicated facilities to outdoor equipment manufacturing companies operating in the U.S. and Canada
Publications and Presentations
- Co-Author and Presenter, "Making Sense of Lien and Debt Subordination Agreements," February 2010, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
- Co-Author and Presenter, "Hidden Dangers of Accounts Receivable and Inventory Lendings and Secret Liens," February 2008, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
- Author and Presenter, "Intercreditor/Structuring Issues Arising in First Lien/Second Lien Transactions," October 2005, Lorman Education Services
- Author and Presenter, "Personal Property Collateral Documents," October 2003 and October 2004, Lorman Education Services
- Author and Presenter, "Perfection of Security Interests," October 2001 and 2002, Lorman Education Services