Derek F. Ladgenski concentrates his practice in all aspects of corporate finance, including secured and unsecured senior financing, mezzanine financing, equity co-investments and similar products for a wide variety of lending syndicates and institutional and entrepreneurial finance and corporate clients.

Mr. Ladgenski has experience with several distinct lending products, including secured and unsecured asset-based and cash flow loans, debtor-in-possession financings, loans to distressed companies, securitizations, Islamic Shari’ah-compliant loans, real estate-based loan packages, loans to energy and utility companies and secured and unsecured mezzanine loans.

Mr. Ladgenski has assisted in the drafting and proposed implementation of a new commercial law system for post-war Afghanistan and worked locally with Pro Bono Advocates and the Community Economic Development Project. He also serves the Firm internally on its Pro Bono Committee.

Mr. Ladgenski is a member of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section), the Illinois State Bar Association (Commercial Banking & Bankruptcy Section Council) and the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Mr. Ladgenski graduated with The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, with distinction, and a Bachelor of Arts in English. He then graduated, magna cum laude, from The University of Illinois College of Law in 1999.