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Ross J. Kirchick

Chair, Commercial Finance and Banking Practice Group
Cleveland
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216.363.4449
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"His strengths include his experience, calm nature with clients and ability to find solutions to complex problems." -Benesch client, Chambers USA 2019
"His strengths include his experience, calm nature with clients and ability to find solutions to complex problems." -Benesch client, Chambers USA 2019

Ross focuses his practice on representing banks, financial institutions, borrowers (including profit and not-for-profit) and investors in connection with commercial lending and finance transactions.

He has considerable commercial lending and finance transaction experience handling loan documentation, modification, maintenance and administrative, as well as workouts and recapitalizations in a wide range of complex financing structures, including health care lending, letters of credit and bond financings, syndications, asset-based lending, secured party sales, debtor-in-possession financing, venture capital transactions and other leveraged buy-out transactions.

Representative Experience

  • Represented a private equity buyer in its acquisition of a provider of consulting, staffing and compliance services for higher education institutions.
  • Representation of a national lending institution in connection with $100 million tax exempt bond revolving liquidity facility to a major hospital system, including implementing the facility into a master trust indenture structure and handling of various intercreditor issues.
  • Representation of  National Bank in connection with a $50 million asset based revolving credit facility to a coal producer involving a split collateral deal with crossing first and second liens.
  • Representation of a national bank in connection with $75 financing to enable spin off of a minerals and gems company from a larger international conglomerate.
  • Representation of mezzanine lender in connection with mezzanine financing and equity co-investment to the company in the emergency home renovation market in order to provide funds to add on acquisition.
  • Representation of a manufacturing company of baking and household kitchen utensils in refinancing to new senior asset based lending facility and customer factoring financings.
  • Representation of a national lending institution in connection with modifications to syndicated credit facility to a cleaning and sanitizing products manufacturer, including a new $161 million equipment finance facility.
  • Represent a private equity fund in asset based lending refinancing of a platform company in the technical consumer products space.
  • Represented borrower in an amendment to its credit facility to add an incremental term loan for purposes of financing an acquisition of a distributor of customizable shoe inserts and antimicrobial shoe insert cushions​.
  • Representation of a national lending institution in connection with $30 million working capital facility and $100 million term loan facility with respect to a secured asset based lending credit facility to a coal company. 

  • Commercial Finance & Banking
  • Asset Securitization
  • Collateral Issues
  • DIP Financing
  • Loan Maintenance & Modifications
  • Loan Workouts
  • Mezzanine Financings
  • Corporate & Securities
  • Contract Preparation, Negotiation & Compliance
  • Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
  • Shareholder, Operating & Partnership Agreements
  • Commercial Loans/Loan Documentation
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
  • Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2000, J.D.
    • with honors
  • University of Michigan, 1996
    • with great distinction
  • Ohio
  • Best Lawyers®, Commercial Finance Law, Lawyer of the Year, 2022
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Finance Law, 2012-2024
  • Named, Cleveland Commercial Finance Law Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in America® 2021, 2023
  • Listed, Chambers USA Leading Lawyers, Banking & Finance, 2007-2023
  • Listed, Super Lawyers - Rising Stars 2007, 2010, 2013
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2015-2021
  • Listed, IFLR1000, 2021-2022

Highlights

Kirchick Chambers 2017
Kirchick Chambers 2016
Kirchick 2014 Chambers Logo
Kirchick Chambers 2017
Kirchick Chambers 2016
Kirchick 2014 Chambers Logo
Kirchick Chambers 2017
Kirchick Chambers 2016
Kirchick 2014 Chambers Logo
Articles and Presentations
June 30, 2021
My Benesch My Team - NRP Group
November 15, 2018
High Court May Dim Lights On Class Arbitration In Lamps Plus
April 9, 2018
I Am Benesch | Ross Kirchick

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News
August 17, 2023
Best Lawyers in America® Rankings 2024
June 1, 2023
Benesch Ranked in Chambers 2023
June 1, 2022
Benesch Ranked in Chambers 2022

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