
Overview
Stacy Hopkins is Of Counsel in the Global Finance practice and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on commercial finance and creditors’ rights. Ms. Hopkins advises clients on structuring, negotiating, and documenting cash flow and asset-based transactions across all lifecycles of a loan. While she has a deep knowledge of healthcare finance, given her prior business experience, Ms. Hopkins also has industry expertise in other business sectors, such as casinos, restaurants, media, manufacturing, and entertainment. In addition, Ms. Hopkins has extensive experience structuring and documenting unitranche and split collateral deals.
Prior to rejoining Paul Hastings, Ms. Hopkins served as Senior Vice President in the Healthcare Finance group at Wells Fargo Commercial Capital. In this role, she led the negotiation, documentation, and execution of all transactions (asset-based, cash flow, and real estate) for the group across a variety of healthcare sectors. Prior to her tenure at Wells Fargo, Ms. Hopkins was a partner in Paul Hastings’ Finance practice, advising commercial finance companies, hedge funds, and banks on leveraged loans, asset-based financings, debtor-in-possession financings, syndications, and leasing transactions in a variety of sectors. In addition, before initially joining Paul Hastings, Ms. Hopkins practiced in the Central District of California bankruptcy court.
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, JD, 1994
- California State University Northridge, BS, 1991
news
- Wells Fargo and Jefferies Lead $1.3 Billion Debt Financing for Chatham Asset Management’s Acquisition of R.R. Donnelley - February 25th, 2022
- Stacy Hopkins Profiled as an Impactful Woman in Secured Finance by The Secured Lender - May 5th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Welcomes Experienced Finance Lawyer Stacy Hopkins Back to the Firm - February 8th, 2021
insights
Engagement & Publications
- "Stacy Hopkins Archives," ABFJournal
- "Whose_AR_is_it_anyway.pdf," (ctfassets.net)
- "Warning Letters and What They Mean for Healthcare Lending," mddionline.com, 2021
- Instructor, Financial Lawyers Conference Nuts & Bolts Commercial Law Program, 2015, 2018
- Guest Lecturer, "Economics of Senior Loan Pricing," UCLA School of Law, 2013–2018
- Presenter, "Latest Trends in Second Lien Financings," Joint Presentation of American Bar Association and Commercial Finance Association, 2007
- Panelist, "From Accordion Loans to Xerox Lenders (and everything in between)," Financial Lawyers Conference, 2011
Numerous training programs on a variety of topics, including:
- Structuring Deals
- Restructurings and Workouts
- Intercreditor Agreements
- Split Collateral Intercreditor Arrangements
- Trends in commercial loan documentation
- Unitranche facilities
- Credit Agreements
- Due Diligence
- Confidentiality Agreements
Involvement
- Co-Chair, Women in Commercial Finance Conference, 2019
- Fundraiser and Volunteer, Richstone Family Center
- Member, Secured Finance Network
- Member of California State Bar