Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate and Financial Regulatory & Compliance practices with the addition of Hilary R. Sledge-Sarnor as a shareholder in the firm’s Los Angeles office. She joins from MUFG Bank, Ltd. and its former wholly-owned subsidiary, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., where she served as executive counsel to the general counsel.

Sledge-Sarnor advises U.S. and foreign financial institutions and their holding companies on a wide range of financial regulatory, transactional, corporate governance, and compliance matters. When Japan-based MUFG Bank divested from its North American retail assets, Sledge-Sarnor was instrumental in the negotiation of the definitive agreement and related documentation for the deal, overhauling the governance framework and overseeing regulatory aspects of the $8 billion sale of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. to another large bank in the U.S.

“With nearly a decade of in-house experience at a global bank, Hilary brings a keen understanding of the transactional, regulatory, and strategic considerations that financial institutions and borrowers face,” said Mark Kelson, co-chair of the global Corporate Practice. “We’ve recently added Mark Shaffer in New York and Tim Dolan in London to our Financial Regulatory & Compliance team, and we continue to see growing demand for our sophisticated financial, regulatory, and transactional services.”

“Hilary’s ability to manage sophisticated transactions will be an asset to our corporate and financial institution clients. Her stewardship of complex matters at one of the world’s systemically important financial institutions demonstrates Hilary’s understanding of cultural nuances and skills as a trusted business leader who not only provides legal advice but also proactively works with clients to develop business-oriented solutions. She will be a great addition to our team in Southern California and to the firm,” said Gregory A. Fishman and Barbara A. Jones, co-managing shareholders of the Los Angeles office.

Sledge-Sarnor has structured hundreds of syndicated domestic and cross-border financings and negotiated credit facilities worth billions of dollars. Her practice covers a diverse range of industries, including Blockchain & Digital Assets, technology, fund finance, retail, and entertainment. Sledge-Sarnor was the lead in-house lawyer on MUFG Bank’s debtor-in-possession financing for The Weinstein Company’s historic $520 million bankruptcy, including the creation and execution of a novel exit strategy for the syndicate banks and its first-ever offensive debtor-in-possession financing.