Latham Adds Experienced Partner to Highly Regarded Fund Finance Practice

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Ryan Plasky has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Banking & Private Credit Practice. Plasky advises private equity sponsors, investment banks, hedge funds, real estate investment trusts, and public and private companies on a wide range of leveraged financing transactions, with a particular focus on fund finance and related asset-based financing products.

“Ryan is widely respected by clients and colleagues alike, and I am thrilled to welcome him to our office and the firm,” said Mandy Reeves, Managing Partner of Latham’s Washington, D.C. office. “His arrival reflects our continued investment in areas of strategic importance to clients and further enhances our global platform.”

Plasky brings significant experience on high-profile and innovative financing transactions across the private capital landscape, including subscription, NAV, and hybrid facilities, rated note feeders, real estate fund financings, and other sophisticated leveraged solutions.

“Ryan is a leader in the growing fund finance space, and his arrival further strengthens our market-leading capital strategies platform,” said Dan Seale, Global Chair of Latham’s Banking & Private Credit Practice and a leader of the firm’s Capital Strategies group. “We are uniquely positioned to handle clients’ most sophisticated capital needs, and Ryan’s versatile skills, extensive experience, and commercial approach make him an outstanding fit for our team.”

Ben Berman, Global Co-Chair of Latham’s Fund Finance group, said, “Ryan is a proven leader with a strong reputation, widely respected for his practical advice and track record advising on market-defining transactions. At a time when we are seeing rapid innovation in the market, he deepens our bench in a significant way and will be a strong contributor to the growth and success of our expanding team.”

“Latham has built one of the premier fund finance teams in the US and globally, with scale and quality that is unmatched,” said Plasky. “The opportunity to work alongside market-leading colleagues across the private capital ecosystem and deliver integrated solutions for clients makes this an exciting opportunity and I look forward to being a part of this exceptional team.”

Plasky joins Latham from Fried Frank. He received his BA, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and his JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.