Amy M. Gulinson concentrates her practice in areas of corporate finance, lending and credit transactions, real estate transactions, project finance transactions and mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Her practice entails:

• Documentation, negotiation and closing of single lender, single borrower and multi-lender, multi-borrower loan facilities (including term, revolving, swing line, multi-draw, capex, synthetic and letter of credit facilities), agent bank, syndicated and participation loan transactions, cash flow, secured (various types of assets, including railcars, airplanes, coal, rolling stock and real estate) and unsecured transactions, various types of inventory and equipment finance loans and transactions, cross-border loan transactions, acquisition financing, foreign currency denominated credits, mezzanine, subordinated and second lien financings, intercreditor agreements, forbearance, work out and foreclosure transactions, documentary and standby letters of credit, and capital markets transactions.
  
  
• Documentation, negotiation and closing of real estate related transactions in connection with the acquisition, disposition, or ownership of commercial real estate (including real estate purchase agreements, deeds, mortgages, title insurance policies, and leases for retail, office, and warehouse space) and tenancy-in-common transactions.
  
  
• Representation of buyers and sellers in stock and asset acquisitions including the documentation, negotiation and closing of merger agreements, joint venture or limited partnership agreements, limited liability company agreements, stock and asset purchase agreements.
  
  
• Representation of clients in connection with the development and financing of bio-diesel production facility and acquisition of power generation facilities; including the introduction to investment banking firms, negotiation of letters of intent, supply contracts, off-take agreements, leases and related industry documentation for operation of such production facilities.

Representative Matters

• Representation of Milwaukee based private equity firm in connection with acquisition financing for the purchase of two portfolio companies.
  
  
• Representation of Midwest waste collection and recycling company in the acquisition of the stock of two Midwest waste collection and recycling companies.
  
  
• Representation of Old Second Bancorp, Inc. in connection with a merger with HeritageBanc, Inc.
  
  
• Representation of East Coast REIT in connection with multiple tenancy in common transactions in connection with the acquisition of real estate and financing of real estate acquisitions.
  
  
• Representation of a U.S. power company in the acquisition and raising of over $1 billion worth of financing for the acquisition of power plants in Texas, Illinois and Oregon.
  
  
• Representation of $10 billion hedge fund in connection with a $425,000,000 structured real estate financing.
  
  
• Representation of the World's largest chicken company in the restructuring of over $1.5 billion of financing for the acquisition of a target.
  
  
• Representation of major U.S. financial institution in connection with senior secured, syndicated, $75,000,000 asset based revolving credit, term and multi-draw loan facilities for a US rendering and grease remanufacturing company.
  
  
• Representation of major U.S. financial institution in connection with over $100,000,000 senior secured asset based revolving credit, term and capex loan facilities for two major Midwest region coal companies.
  
  
• Representation of German and Thailand banks in approximately $40,000,000 parallel secured term loan facilities to a U.S. manufacturer.
  
  
• Representation of U.S. investment fund client in connection with a $60,000,000 real estate purchase and financing for major West coast residential housing developer.
  
  
• Representation of international bank client in connection with a $100,000,000 unsecured term loan to an Argentine borrower.
  
  
• Representation of major Midwest grocery supplier in connection with multiple acquisitions of major Midwest grocery store chains (through DIP financing) and obtaining all applicable permits and licenses at the local, state and federal level.
  
  
• Representation of major U.S. financial institution in connection with a $28,000,000 asset based loan, which included a mezzanine facility provided by a major U.S. investment fund for U.S. and Canadian borrowers.
  
  
• Representation of major U.S. financial institution in connection with $15,000,000 senior secured term and revolving loans, which included a second collateral institutional loan provided by a from a major U.S. investment fund for a U.S. ‘start-up’ company on the East coast.

• St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2000)
  
• Truman State University (B.A., 1997)
  

Illinois, 2007
Kansas, 2001
Missouri, 2000

Named Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star (2009: Securities & Corporate Finance).

Member of the Board of Directors, Chicago Coalition of Women in Law Firms.