Michael "Mike" A. Leichtling

Partner

Practice Group Leader - Lending & Structured Finance
Executive Committee Member

New York
Business Phone: 212.704.6257
Business Fax: 212.704.5920

michael.leichtling@troutmansanders.com

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Michael's corporate practice covers a broad spectrum of corporate and financial matters, including complex mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital and private financing transactions, partnership, joint venture and limited liability company transactions, licensing and international transactions.

Representative Experience
Provides general corporate representation to domestic and international public and privately owned corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and individuals

Represents foreign corporations and investors in establishing and acquiring U.S. businesses

Extensive experience handling joint venture arrangements, strategic business alliances, outsourcing programs, capital market transactions, technology transfer agreements and secured financing transactions

Counsels manufacturers, service companies and financial institutions, licensing and distribution companies, accounting firms and other professional organizations

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

Featured speaker at the 2003 ELA - SAP CEO Forum in White Plains, NY speaking on "Critical Legal Issues All Executives Must Know."

Moderator for the EAEL (Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors) Spring Education Conference workshop on May 3, 2002, "There're No Long Shots On Fraud Preventions." The program addressed how fraud prevention and detection are important components of each leasing company's operations in order to minimize risk.

Publications
Authored the article "Negotiating Equipment Leases and Financing." The article was featured in the January 2003 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and examines negotiating the terms and conditions of lease financings and transactions.

Other Distinctions
Recipient of the 2007 ELFA Award for “Excellence in Leasing"

Work Experience
Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2005-present

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Education

  • Northwestern University, J.D., 1966
  • Binghamton University, State University of New York, B.A., 1963


Bar Admissions

  • New York


Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit


Memberships

  • New York State Bar Association
  • New York County Lawyers’ Association
  • Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, Executive Committee
  • Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors