Nirav Bhatt

Nirav Bhatt is an associate in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group. He is a co-lead associate for the firm’s Alternative Finance industry team, and a member of the Private Equity industry team.

Areas of Practice

Nirav is a results-driven lawyer representing financial sponsors, corporate borrowers, banks, non-bank lenders and other financial institutions in a variety of financing transactions. Nirav has extensive experience with first and second lien credit facilities, acquisition financings, seller notes, bridge loans, refinancing and recapitalization facilities, and secured creditor issues. Nirav also specializes in cross-border transactions and distressed lending scenarios.

Nirav regularly advises clients on industry trends and key terms in loan agreements and multi-jurisdictional collateral documents.

Honors

New York Metro Rising Star, 2024

Go-To Thought Leader, National Law Review, 2021

Articles

Corporate Law Blog Posts

• "Justice Friedman Allows Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim to Proceed Against Corporate Directors," September 16, 2015 

Finance & Bankruptcy Law Blog Posts 

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues Guidance on First Draw and Second Draw PPP Loans and Releases PPP Applications Pursuant to the Economic Aid Act," January 21, 2021

• "The Reauthorization and Revival of the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program under the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act," December 31, 2020

• "The October 2, 2020 SBA Procedural Notice: Change of Ownership Transactions Involving PPP Borrowers," October 5, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: Updated Loan Forgiveness Estimator Workbook," July 10, 2020

• "PPP Updates: Extension of the Application Deadline, Disclosure of PPP Borrowers Receiving Greater than $150,000 in PPP Loans, and the “Owner-Employee” Dilemma," June 8, 2020

• "Updates to the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form," June 19, 2020

• "[UPDATED] Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: Major Changes to the PPP," June 12, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: Major Changes to the PPP," June 5, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Forgiveness Estimator Workbook," May 28, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: Key Features of the Loan Forgiveness Application," May 19, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues Further Guidance on its Review of the Economic Uncertainty Certification made by PPP Borrowers," May 13, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Extends Prepayment Safe Harbor To May 14, 2020 and Issues Further Interpretive Guidance on Employee Head Count and Affiliation," May 7, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues an Aggregate $20 Million Limit for Entities within a 'Single Corporate Group'," May 1, 2020

• "The SBA and U.S. Treasury Announce Full “Review” of Businesses Receiving PPP Loans Greater than $2 Million," April 29, 2020

• "Enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program And Healthcare Enhancement Act and Further Interpretive Guidance on The Economic Uncertainty Certification And PPP Eligibility," April 24, 2020

• "Computational Framework for Determining Number of Employees for Eligibility, Qualifying Loan Amount and Forgiveness for a PPP Loan," April 20, 2020

• "Further Expansion Of Eligibility And Additional Guidance On The Paycheck Protection Program: The SBA’s April 14, 2020 Interim Final Rule," April 16, 2020

• "Expansion of Eligibility and Additional Guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (Title I of the CARES Act)," April 8, 2020
• "Updates on the Affiliation Rules Applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program (Title I of the CARES Act)," April 6, 2020
• "Updates on the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act: The SBA’s April 2, 2020 Interim Final Rule," April 3, 2020
• "Overview Of The Paycheck Protection Program Under The Cares Act (Title I)," March 27, 2020

Labor Law Blog Posts

• "Second Circuit Holds: You Can’t Always Get What You Want – As Long As Your Employer Gives You What You Need (An Effective Accommodation)," June 29, 2015

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