Meredith Jackson

• Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Creditors' Rights
• Debt Finance
• Public Offerings & Private Placements

California

Since 1993

California

Since 1992

California 1992

Massachusetts

Since 1988

Massachusetts 1988

Partner

Irell & Manella LLP

Current

Hastings College of the Law

J.D

1988

University of California

Princeton University

1980

A.B.

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Activities: Author of several publications addressing such subjects as securitization of new asset types, statutory lien issues, software license financing and contracting out of the UCC.

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Activities: Frequent lecturer, panelist, and faculty member in programs addressing issues germane to debt finance, including security interests in intellectual property, asset securitization, current issues under UCC Articles 8 and 9, high yield finance, LBO finance, lender liability, recharacterization, workouts and restructurings.

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Activities: Recognized by Barclays PLC in an informal study as the top high yield issuers' counsel in the Silicon Valley.

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Activities: Fellow and Regent of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers.

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Activities: Governor and Past President of the Financial Lawyers Conference.

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Activities: Past Chair, Secured Lending Subcommittee, Commercial Financial Services Committee, ABA Business Law Section.

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Activities: Co-Chair, Commercial Law and Practice Dictionary Task force.

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Activities: Co-Chair, Investment Securities Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section UCC Committee.

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Activities: Member, ABA Business Law Section Working Group on Negotiated Indenture Provisions.

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Activities: Past Chair, Scope Subcommittee of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee, ABA Business Law Section.

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Activities: Past Chair, California State Bar UCC Committee.

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Activities: Past Vice-Chair, Executive Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California

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Activities: and Past Legislative Chair of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California.

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Activities: Participated as an Official Observer to the revised Article 9 drafting process

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Activities: appointed Chair of the Transactional Task Force on Asset Securitization.

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Activities: Past Adjunct Professor of Law at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, teaching Secured Transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

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Activities: Guest lecturer, Stanford Law School, Secured Transactions.