Marija Pecar is a partner in the Special Situations and Financial Restructuring groups at Paul Hastings, with expertise on a wide range of capital solutions involving both performing and non-performing debt.  

Marija has experience across a variety of opportunistic and hybrid credit transactions, direct lending, bridge and rescue financings, liability management transactions, loan-to-own and other distress-for-control transactions, and both domestic and cross-border restructurings (including Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession financings). Marija’s predominantly creditor-side client base comprises leading investment and commercial banks, private credit providers, alternative asset managers, BDCs, CLOs, hedge funds and insurers. Her practice is industry and sector agnostic, with transactions involving TMT, energy, infrastructure, retail, consumer, healthcare, crypto and financial services. 

The core of Marija’s practice is enabling credit investors to capitalize on opportunities that require sophisticated analysis and complex structuring, find creative ways to leverage documentary weaknesses and counterparty pressure points to maximize returns, and hedge against downside scenarios in times of financial distress. Clients turn to Marija for her ability to navigate challenging situations that are often inherently off-market, lack precedent and call for bespoke structures. 

Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Marija practiced at two other major international firms in New York, as well as one in London.  As a result of her career experience in both London and New York, and her dual-qualification under both New York and English law, Marija is frequently involved in cross-border transactions and works closely with the firm’s London and other foreign offices. 

• University of Oxford, M.A., 2014
• The College of Law, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Commendation), 2011
• New York University School of Law, L.M., 2010
• University of Oxford, Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence), 2009