Jennifer St. John YountJennifer St. JohnYount
Partner, Finance
Jennifer St. John Yount is the co-chair of the Paul Hastings Global Finance practice. She is based in the firm’s New York office and leads a global team of finance and restructuring lawyers to service the firm’s clients. Before settling in New York, she practiced in the firm’s California offices.
While Jennifer has a strategic focus on private credit and specialty lenders in both cross-border and U.S.-focused transactions, she also represents a wide range of traditional and investment banks. Her work for both banks and nonbanks includes acquisition financings, cash-flow, asset-based lending, distressed credit, special situations and restructurings. She represents clients in all parts of the capital structure — senior, junior, first lien, second lien, first out, last out, super-senior and preferred equity.
Southwestern Law School, J.D., 1996
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1993
- Dealmaker of the Year
New York Law Journal’s New York Legal Awards
- Band 1 – Private Credit
Chambers USA (2024) “Jennifer''s transaction experience and rapport working with other law firms is unmatched.” “Jennifer threads the needle very well and is trusted by both sides of a transaction.”
Member
Secured Finance Network (formerly the Commercial Finance Association)
Member
Private Debt Investor
- Paul Hastings Associate Training – Client ServeFebruary 2021
- Private Debt Investor Round Table – How a Crises-Hit Market is Taking ShapeDecember 2020