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Jamie Brodsky

Member, Louisville

Jamie is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden's Louisville and Lexington offices. He serves on the firm’s Board of Directors and chairs the firm's Corporate Finance & Lending practice and co-chairs the firm's Business Services practice. Jamie is also active in the firm's Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring and Equine practices.

For his many legal accomplishments, Jamie is currently recognized as the Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance by The Best Lawyers in America® and is also recognized as a top lawyer in his space by Chambers USA and Kentucky Super Lawyer. In 2017, he became the first practicing attorney to be recognized with a Best in Finance award by Business First of Louisville.

Jamie regularly represents national banks, large regional banks, small community banks and strategic and financial investors in connection with complex secured and unsecured credit facilities and structuring out of court workouts. In addition, his practice focuses on advising middle-market, emerging growth and development stage companies on a variety of corporate and financial transactions, including venture capital financings, private placements of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He is experienced in a wide range of general corporate issues, including executive employment agreements, stock incentive plans, various commercial contracts and partnership agreements. Jamie's experience also includes advising clients in connection with federal and state securities law reporting and compliance.

Jamie also serves as "outside" general counsel to a number of corporations, limited liability companies and other entities in a wide variety of industries and businesses, including energy, entertainment, equine, e-commerce, manufacturing and retail. He serves as outside counsel to the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority which provides financial support to companies throughout Kentucky by offering an array of financial assistance and tax credit programs. In addition, Jamie is actively involved in the venture capital community in Kentucky and represents Commonwealth Seed Capital and Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, organizations that make debt or equity investments in early-stage Kentucky business entities to facilitate the commercialization of innovative ideas and technologies.

Education
University of California Los Angeles
1999, J.D.
University of California Los Angeles
1996, B.A., summa cum laude
Admissions
California
Kentucky
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Kentucky

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® 2023 Banking and Finance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Louisville
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law, and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2013 - present
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers® Honoree, 2013 - 2023
  • Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2014 - present
  • Business First of Louisville, Best in Finance award, 2017
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Affiliations

  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • California Bar Association
  • Louisville Zoo, Board of Directors and General Counsel
  • March of Dimes, Executive Leadership Team
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation, former Board Member
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Work Highlights

Structured Finance; Real Estate Financing

Represented bank client in the documentation, negotiation and participation of the simultaneous closing of $40 million credit facility used by the borrower to finance accounts receivable and inventory in connection with its manufacturing business located in Tennessee, and a $6 million real estate facility used to acquire certain real property located in Tennessee.

Real Estate and Construction Finance – Multi-Purpose Commercial Space

Represented bank client in connection with its financing of a $100 million multi-purpose development located in downtown Lexington. The project included the construction of an underground parking garage, office building, residential suites and commercial space.

Real Estate Finance – Medical Office Building

Represented bank client in the documentation, negotiation and participation of a $48 million credit facility used by the borrower to finance the construction of a pediatric hospital owned and operated by an affiliate of the University of Louisville.  SKO represented the bank in the subsequent semi-permanent financing for the credit facility, which was closed in April 2017, and is currently serving as both bank and bond counsel in connection with the conversion of the existing credit facility to a tax exempt facility.

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News Publications Seminars
 
     Lender Liability Claims: Preventing & Prevailing on Them, Presenter, 2019
Arranging Financing for a Business Acquisition/New Business Venture (Venture Capital Funding, Bank Financing, Tax Incentives and Other Financing Options), 2016
Tax Credits, Government Loans, Government Guarantees and Other Incentives Available to Businesses, 2014-2018
Use of Collateral and Guarantees to Increase Likelihood of Repayment of Loans, 2016
Lender Issues in a Troubled Economy - Working with Distressed Borrowers and Avoiding Potential Pitfalls, 2016-2018
SKO Hemp Seminar, Oct. 29, 2019