Marija Pecar is a partner in Paul Hastings’ Financial Restructuring group, and a member of the firm’s Global Finance practice, and is based in the New York office. Marija is dual-qualified to practice both New York and English Law.  Her client base spans the finance industry, and includes leading investment and commercial banks, hedge funds, private equity sponsors, alternative asset managers, private credit providers, CLO managers, and BDCs.  She also regularly advises corporates operating in a broad range of industries and sectors in connection with raising capital in the capital markets and private credit sector, including clients in energy, industrials, healthcare, infrastructure, retail, technology and logistics.

Clients call on Marija for strategic counsel and commercial advice on an array of complex domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including leveraged acquisition and syndicated credit facilities, distressed debt and other ‘special situations’ financings and restructurings (including bridge facilities, “debtor-in-possession” financings and Chapter 11 exit finance), liability management and debt exchange transactions, asset-based lending and high-yield bonds.  Marija has also established a practice advising clients on structuring investments and joint ventures involving cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital assets, and monetizing intellectual property on the blockchain.

Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Marija practiced at leading finance and restructuring firms in New York, as well as a top-tier international “magic circle” firm in London, where she worked on a variety of European and emerging markets financings, and complex derivatives and structured finance transactions (including pensions hedging and longevity swaps).  While in London, Marija also spent a portion of her time in-house at CVC Capital Partners supporting US and European private equity deal-teams.

• Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch" 
• The Deal, “Top Women in Dealmaking”, 2023
• The M&A Advisor, "Emerging Leader", 2023
• Turnaround Management Association, 2021 Turnaround of the Year: Mid-Size Company for American Addiction Centers

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