Profession
Member of the New York, New Jersey, and District of Columbia Bars
Experience
Sabrena has substantial experience in a variety of complex U.S. domestic and cross-border financing transactions. She has represented financial institutions, hedge funds, equity sponsors and companies in acquisition financings, general corporate financings, hedge fund financings, a variety of private banking transactions, debt restructurings and single asset and portfolio non-performing loan transactions.
Recent transactions where involvement can be disclosed include advising:
- the arrangers on a US$500m syndicated margin loan
- an investment bank as lender on over US$1.2bn cross-border margin loan platforms secured by a wide range of collateral, including restricted and unrestricted securities and hedge fund interests
- the administrative agent under the US$5.45bn First Lien Credit Agreement of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc. in the widely publicized restructuring by Education Media and Publishing Group of US$7.6bn of debt facilities
In 2010, Sabrena published articles regarding hedge fund lending in The Deal and The Hedge Fund Law Report.
Professional experience
2006 - Partner, Linklaters, New York
2005 - 2006 Counsel, Linklaters, New York
2005 Associate, Jones Day, New York
1996 - 1997 Law Clerk to Judge Alfred M. Wolin, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education
1995 - Fordham University School of Law, J.D., Associate Editor, Fordham Law Review
1989 - Simon’s Rock of Bard College, B.A.
Publications
Co-author, “How Can a Hedge Fund Investor Pledge Its Hedge Fund Interest as Collateral for a Loan Without Obtaining the Consent of the Hedge Fund’s Manager or General Partner?” The Hedge Fund Law Report, June 25, 2010, Vol. 3, No.
