The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Martin Gates has joined the Cleveland Office as a partner in the Banking & Finance Practice. He was formerly a partner with Calfee, Halter & Griswold.
“Jones Day is delighted to have Marty on board. His deep involvement in the Cleveland business community will further enhance the Firm’s leadership in client service throughout Cleveland, the Midwest, as well as worldwide,” said Lyle Ganske, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Cleveland Office.
Mr. Gates represents lenders and borrowers in a wide variety of secured and unsecured commercial financing transactions, many with multijurisdictional and multicurrency components, including syndicated and single-lender financings, investment-grade company financings, asset-based financings, acquisition financings, all types of subordinated debt financings, and private placements of debt securities. His practice also includes general commercial business transactions, securitization and other capital market transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Gates also represents lenders and borrowers in connection with workouts and restructurings of troubled credits, and debtor-in-possession and exit financings. He also frequently advises lenders on intercreditor issues in connection with transactions involving multiple debt tranches and lien priorities. “Marty is an excellent banking lawyer who will make a significant contribution to our already formidable practice.” said Brett Barragate, partner and co-leader of Jones Day’s Banking & Finance Practice. “We’re very pleased he has chosen to join us.”
Mr. Gates is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1988) and Princeton University (A.B., 1984). He has been recognized in multiple editions of Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Gates is active in community and charitable affairs and currently serves as a member of the board of the Cleveland Chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth, a member of the Cleveland area committee for the Princeton Prize in Race Relations, and Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the Shaker Historical Society.
Jones Day is a global law firm practicing in the major centers of business and finance throughout the world. Ranked among the world’s best and most integrated law firms, and perennially ranked among the best in client service, Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies.
