Ally de Padua and Frank Oliver Join Global Finance Team, Continuing Proskauer’s Build Out

NEW YORK, May 5, 2025 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to welcome Alexandra (Ally) de Padua and Frank Oliver as partners in its Global Finance practice in New York. Ally and Frank represent investment banks and private credit lenders in connection with acquisition financings, leveraged lending transactions and various complex financing structures across a broad range of industries and sectors.

Ally and Frank are the latest additions to the Firm’s rapidly growing Global Finance team as it continues to significantly deepen its bench in the leveraged finance space. In the past 15 months, Proskauer has added 11 partners to the practice in the U.S. and London, including Ally and Frank.

"The addition of Ally and Frank continues the strategic build-out of our U.S. leveraged finance offering following our growth in London last year and will enhance our ability to meet clients’ increasingly  complex needs as the convergence between private credit and syndicated finance accelerates," said Justin Breen, co-head of the Firm’s Global Finance practice. “I am excited to welcome them as we continue to grow our platform and deliver a full suite of leveraged finance solutions across the syndicated and private credit landscape.”

Ally advises banks and private credit funds on corporate financing transactions. With extensive experience in private equity-backed leveraged finance, Ally specializes in representing creditor clients across a wide range of financing transactions, from initial acquisition and recapitalization to cash flow financing, out-of-court restructurings and debtor-in-possession facilities. She also advises clients on cross-border investment opportunities in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

"Proskauer has a real momentum in the finance space and understands how the landscape is shifting, and they are building a team to meet that moment. I’m thrilled to join a platform that brings together leading practitioners across private credit and syndicated lending, and to help clients pursue creative financing strategies that reflect where the market is headed,” said Ally.

Frank represents investment banks and private credit lenders in connection with leveraged acquisitions, restructurings and asset-based financings across a variety of industries and sectors. He also has extensive experience in complex restructurings and special situations transactions, both in court and out of court.

"I’m excited to join Proskauer as it continues to grow its leveraged finance platform across the U.S. and Europe. The team has a strong reputation for advising the most sophisticated lenders in the market. I’m eager to start working alongside my new colleagues and help advise clients in an increasingly complex financing market across both the private credit and syndicated lending space," added Frank.

Ally received her Bachelor of Arts from University of Florida and her Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago. Frank received his Bachelor of Science from James Madison University and Juris Doctor from Georgetown University. They join from A&O Shearman.

About Proskauer

The world’s leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and commercial approach. Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative and game-changing. We work seamlessly across practices, industries and jurisdictions with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and other industry-redefining companies.

Proskauer’s Global Finance Group is well positioned to engage in transactions around the world. Our clients include financial institutions, direct lenders, private equity sponsors, public and closely held companies, asset managers, investment funds, private wealth funds and family offices. The diversity of our finance and capital market practices gives us unparalleled market knowledge, and our representation of lenders and borrowers, issuers and underwriters provides us with the ability to appreciate critical deal points from the perspective of all parties to the transaction.