John Hreno provides counsel to institutional investors, direct lenders, nonprofit organizations, impact investors, and large financial institutions on a diverse range of debt transactions, including private placements, debt funds, venture debt transactions, first- and second-lien financings, project finance transactions, mezzanine financings, and asset-based facilities. John advises on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and impact investment financing transactions, including structuring and negotiating financing documents to embed and track sustainability-linked provisions, green provisions, and social impact. He also counsels corporate clients on real estate financings, acquisition financings, factoring arrangements, and working capital facilities.
John represents borrowers and lenders throughout the lifecycle of domestic and cross-border investment transactions across a variety of industries, including technology, financial services, media and telecommunications, life sciences, energy, and real estate. John also has experience counseling clients through out-of-court restructurings and workouts.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, John led a regional policy analysis group focused on fostering public health–public safety partnerships at the NY-NJ High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area federal program administered by the US Office of National Drug Control Policy. John previously worked on short-term projects with the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Inter-American Development Bank, and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
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