Stephanie Stephens
Shareholder
stephenss@lanepowell.com
206.223.7384
Areas of Practice
Stephanie Stephens is Chair of Lane Powell’s Finance and Banking Practice Group and Co-chair
of the Financial Institutions Industry Team. She represents banks, finance companies and other
lenders in negotiating, documenting, and closing secured and unsecured debt financing transactions,
including revolving credit, term credit, senior, subordinate, mezzanine, asset-based, cash-flow and
multi-tranche loans.
Her experience also includes leveraged loan and asset-based syndicated credit facilities, acquisition
financing, note purchase transactions, loan participations, credit and facility reviews, asset and
stock acquisition financing, real estate lending and other working capital credit facilities. Recently,
Stephanie has focused on the representation of agents and lenders in connection with distressed
credit facilities, including those involving default and forbearance situations and liquidations of
collateral.
Professional Experience
Winston & Strawn (2008-2009)
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP (2007-2008)
Jenkens & Gilchrist, LLP (1998-2006)
Admitted to Practice
Washington
California
North Carolina (inactive)
Academics
University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998)
Charles Thomas Pearson Scholar (1996-1998)
Arkansas Law Review, Note and Comment Editor
Humboldt State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
Chair, Finance and Banking Practice Group
Co-chair, Lane Powell Financial Institutions Industry Team
Member, Lane Powell Board of Directors
Business
Canada Practice
Corporate Finance and Securities
Mergers and Acquisitions
Native American Affairs
Strategic Planning Committee
Publications
“Arrivals and Departures: Federal Sentencing Discretion in Koon v. United States,” 50 Arkansas Law Review 797, 1998
“Spearing Tool takes a Sledgehammer to Search Certainty: Suggestions for Conducting UCC Searches,” Lending Law Update, Fall 2005
Speaking Engagements
“Perfection Ain’t What It Used to Be: Financing In-transit Inventory,” Association of Commercial Finance Lawyers 2016 Continuing Legal Education Weekend (May 20, 2016)
Professional and Community Activities
Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2013)
Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (2011-Present)
American Bar Association
Bainbridge Island School District Highly Capable Review Committee
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