Heather A. Brooks

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Heather is Senior Counsel in WH Burkley’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group. Heather focuses her practice on assisting financial institutions and borrowers in commercial and corporate finance transactions throughout the eastern and mid-western United States, including acquisition financing, construction financing, structured financing, mezzanine debt financing, and term and revolving credit facilities. She has an extensive background counseling lenders on all aspects of commercial finance and secured transactions, including preparation and negotiation of loan documents, intercreditor agreements, participation agreements, and derivative contracts, as well as review of title, survey, and due diligence requirements, and closing coordination.

Heather also has a variety of experience assisting local and international clients with real estate acquisitions, corporate governance matters, lease agreements and non-disclosure agreements. Heather has also counseled energy, oil, gas and mineral-related clients on transaction matters as they relate to gas title issues and opinions.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Heather held several high-level fundraising positions for various arts and culture organizations in Pittsburgh.