Mike leads Cooley’s debt finance practice group. His practice covers a broad range of debt finance and capital markets transactions, such as acquisition and leveraged finance, private credit, structured finance (including royalty-based financings), debt capital markets (including high -yield, convertible and investment grade bonds), and debt restructurings. With over two decades of experience, Mike is consistently recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 and Super Lawyers for his market leadership in both secured lending and debt capital markets. Mike is noted for his expertise on both the sponsor/borrower side and the bank side, and for his execution of high-profile transactions across a range of industries including life sciences, technology, healthcare, fintech and telecommunications.