Deborah Germany is a Member in the firm’s Detroit office. She maintains a multidisciplinary practice consisting of banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. Deborah is experienced in a variety of financing transactions and represents both borrower, banks, middle-market lenders, and non-bank lenders. She specializes in both asset based lending, cash flow lending and syndicated transactions. She advises clients in the structuring of financial covenant structuring, managing due diligence, documenting credit facilities and collecting on asset-based loans. Her clients and deals span all platforms, industries and asset types.
Deborah regularly advises companies concerning mergers and acquisitions transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and minority business enterprises and women business enterprises. She manages the structuring, negotiations and deal flow of corporate deals across a variety of industries. Mrs. Germany also counsels private and not-for-profit corporations on the full range of governance issues, including governance structure and culture, fiduciary duties, risk oversight, conflicts of interest, board and committee structure, board leadership and governance “best practices.” She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Wolverine Bar Association, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Macomb County Bar Association, the Detroit Young Professionals, and the Detroit Economic Club – Young Leaders Section.
Deborah regularly advises companies concerning mergers and acquisitions transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and minority business enterprises and women business enterprises. She manages the structuring, negotiations and deal flow of corporate deals across a variety of industries. Mrs. Germany also counsels private and not-for-profit corporations on the full range of governance issues, including governance structure and culture, fiduciary duties, risk oversight, conflicts of interest, board and committee structure, board leadership and governance “best practices.” She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Wolverine Bar Association, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Macomb County Bar Association, the Detroit Young Professionals, and the Detroit Economic Club – Young Leaders Section.
Education & Credentials
Education
Wayne State University Law School
J.D., 2015- cum laude
- Order of the Coif
University of Michigan
2008Bar Admission
Representative Clients
- Fifth Third Bank
- Johnson Control, Inc.
- JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- MGM Grand
- PNC Bank, N.A
Prominent Assignments
- Represented a cannabis company in a series of transactions involving its large-scale cultivation and processing licenses.
- Served as counsel to a major auto safety company in connection with a secured global credit facility.
- Retained to assist a consulting firm in restructuring existing joint ventures to position them for Women’s Business Enterprise National Council certification.
- Provided support to a commercial construction company, advising clients through a significant corporate restructuring process.
- Assisted a dental healthcare company with a large acquisition of approximately 35 dental practices on the same day.
- Represented a major solutions company in acquiring all of the equity of a major Irish multidisciplinary events experience agency.
- Served as counsel to a cybersecurity company in connection with its acquisition of the business and assets, a leading provider of content and conferences focused on the cybersecurity and technology sectors.
- Represented a digital sales and marketing agency in connection with its acquisition of the equity interests of a provider of email marketing services.
- Providing Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) counsel to a global consulting firm for a variety of joint ventures.
Professional Involvement
- State Bar of Michigan
- Wolverine Bar association
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- Macomb County Bar Association
- Detroit Young Professionals
- Detroit Economic Club- Young Leaders Section
Community Involvement
- Detroit Public Schools, Mock Trial Coordinator
- Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Volunteer
- H.E.L.P. Legal Aid Clinic at The St. Peter and Paul Warming Center
Experience
- National Team Chair, Student Trial Advocacy Program, Wayne State University, 2014- 2015
- Summer Intern, The Honorable Stephen A. Murphy, United States District Court for the Eastern District, 2013
- Executive Assistant, Governor’s Office of the State of Michigan, 2011-2012
- Campaign Scheduler, Rick Snyder Gubernatorial Exploratory Committee, 2010-2011