Matthew W. Kavanaugh focuses his practice on secured and unsecured lending, equipment leasing and financing, and financing of intellectual property, problem loan restructuring, workouts and liquidations. He has extensive experience in large syndicated, multi-national financings in various industries including aircraft, pharmaceutical, agricultural and software.

Mr. Kavanaugh is recognized by Chambers and Partners as a leader in the field of Banking & Finance.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles, M.B.A.
• University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D.
• University of California, Davis, B.A., French and Economics

• Represented Open Bank in its acquisition of Hana Small Business Lending's SBA loan portfolio
• Represented bank clients in numerous agented, club and syndicated lending facilities, including representation of agents in ABL, cash flow, leveraged finance and structured finance transactions
• Represented numerous senior bank and fund clients in intercreditor arrangements, including first lien/second lien transactions, split collateral transactions, and senior debt/mezzanine debt transactions
• Represented bank client as lender in leverage lease, cross border helicopter fleet financing
• Represented senior equity financier in leveraged lease financing of national program acquisition and installation of digital theatrical projectors
• Represented several bank clients in winding down and disposition of collateral in distressed operating company loans
• Represented several bank clients as lenders in disposition of collateral in distressed aircraft loans

• Rights to Payments, When Stripped from Equipment Leases, Held To Be Payment Intangibles and Not Chattel Paper
• Business Workouts Manual
• Financing California Business
• Executive’s Guide to Lease Documentation
• Executive’s Guide to Enforcing Lease Remedies
• Structuring Secured Commercial Loan Documents
• Final EPA Rules Provide Comfort to Lessors
• Red Badges of Fraud
• Equipment Leasing Fraud and Special Vulnerabilities of Leasing Transactions
• Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Viral Issues for Commercial Finance Lenders and Borrowers
• Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: New Guidance on Main Street Loan Program for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
• Buchalter Covid-19 Client Alert: Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program; Reduces Some Minimum Loan Amounts, Raises Maximum Loan Amounts, Extends Loan Term
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Federal Reserve's Main Street Loan Program is Officially Launched; Buchalter Announces Main Street Lending Team
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Federal Reserve Issues New Main Street Lending Program Guidance in Amended Frequently Asked Questions
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Main Street Lending Program Expanded to Include Nonprofit Organizations
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Main Street Lending Program and Other Federal Reserve Emergency Lending Facilities Extended to December 31, 2020
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Main Street Lending Program: Federal Reserve Posts Amended Transaction Documents and Frequently Asked Questions
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Federal Reserve Announces Main Street Lending Program Will Accept Multi-Borrower Loans and Issues New FAQs Outlining Requirements; Announces Acceptance of Non-Profit Borrower Loans; Alters Standards for Lenders When Evaluating Borrowers; and Provides Guidance on Insider Loans and Compensation Treatment
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Federal Reserve Issues New Main Street Lending Program FAQs Regarding Restrictions on Underlying Credit Facilities for MSELF Loans; Co-Borrower Requirements; Obtaining Information About Core Rights Acts; and Requiring Disclosure of LIBOR Reset Information when Selling Loan Participations to the Main Street SPV
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: NEW DEADLINES – Main Street Lending Program: Federal Reserve Announces Last Day for Lender MSLP Participation Purchase Submissions is December 14; Lenders Will Require Borrower MSLP Loan Applications to be Completed Several Days Prior
• Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Expert Advice for New Phases for Lenders and Borrowers on PPP and MSLP Loans: PPP Loan Forgiveness and SBA PPP-MSLP Loan Reviews
• LIBOR Administrator Announces Wind-down Dates for Publication of LIBOR Index Data; Federal Bank Regulators Announce that Banks Should Cease Using LIBOR in New Contracts by December 31, 2021
• NMLS Transition Update for Existing California Financing Law Licensees: CA DFPI has Extended the Deadline for Submitting Company (MU1) and Covered Person (MU2) Transition Applications to March 15, 2022
• Matt Kavanaugh Co-Chair at the American Bar Association