Christina B. Rissler

• Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in a $275 million syndicated secured second lien credit facility for a diagnostic systems manufacturer with products focusing on the diabetes market.
• Represented Toyota Motor Credit Corporation in multicurrency syndicated credit facilities totaling $15 billion.
• Represented CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent, in $960M syndicated, secured credit facilities for a leveraged acquisition involving three publicly reporting companies.
• Represented governmental pension plan as borrower’s counsel in connection with $1B subscription credit facility with US financial institution.
• Represented private equity firm in connection with the leveraged acquisition of an add-on company pursuant to $150 million credit facilities with private credit.

• Represented provider of equipment financing in connection with $50 million, syndicated, revolving, asset-based loan with a private credit administrative agent and with secured and unsecured mezzanine facilities.
• Advised administrative agent in approximately $45 million syndicated credit facility.
• Represented lender in providing acquisition financing loan to telecom cooperative.
• Represented administrative agent in more than $200 million in credit facilities secured by timberlands.
• Advised lender in refinancing term and revolving credit facilities for Minnesota telecommunications company
• Represented lender in revolving credit facilities to Kansas telecommunications provider.
• Advised lender in amending and restating credit facility for Maine telecommunications provider.
• Counseled administrative agent in syndicated credit facility providing up to $8 million to co-borrowers in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
• Represented lender in delayed draw term loan to owners of private water facilities in southeast Georgia.
• Advised administrative agent in forbearance agreement for Alaska telecommunications company.
• Represented multinational corporation in connection with direct, one and five year, revolving credit facilities and other treasury matters.
• Represented multinational corporation in connection with cash pooling agreement and other treasury matters.
• Represented multinational corporate borrower in letter of credit transaction and other treasury matters.
• Represented Japanese financial institution as administrative agent in leveraged acquisition of telecommunication companies in connection with $35 million credit facilities.
• Represented private equity firm in connection with $80 million syndicated, secured credit facilities from US financial institution to portfolio company related to project finance.
• Represented administrative agent in connection with $10 million, revolving, asset-based loan to telecommunications company with other subordinated debt.
• Represented administrative agent in connection with $10 million, split-lien, asset-based loan to telecommunications company.
• Represented administrative agent in connection with $7.7 million asset-based loan credit facilities to telecommunications services provider.
• Represented originator and servicer in connection with $150 million receivables purchase agreement.
• Represented corporate borrower in $200 million, syndicated, secured, multi-currency revolving credit facility.
• Represented financial services provider as borrower in $1B direct, unsecured, term credit facility with Japanese financial institution.
• Represented domestic and international financial services providers as borrowers in $700 million direct, unsecured, revolving credit facility with British financial institution.
• Represented financial services provider as borrower in $20 million direct, secured credit facilities with US financial institution.
• Represented CoBank, ACB as lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with $600 million in credit facilities secured by timberlands in 7 states and various JV-related equity interests.
• Represented issuer in connection with sponsor-funded, cash-collateralized, standby letter of credit needed by telecommunications portfolio company to meet terms of grant program.
• Represented administrative agent in connection with leverage acquisition of add-on, telecommunications company pursuant to $90 million syndicated, secured credit facilities.
• Representing lender in connection with $66 million credit facilities to water utility borrowers.
• Represented lender in connection with $100 million credit facilities to water utility borrower.
• Represented private equity firm in connection with dividend recap and $40 million incremental increase of credit facilities with private credit.
• Represented private equity firm in connection with sale-leaseback related modifications to credit facilities with private credit.
• Represented private equity firm in connection with leveraged acquisition of add-on company and $60 million incremental increase of credit facilities with private credit.
• Represented private equity firm in connection with $50 million leveraged acquisition financing of a portfolio company with private credit.
• Representing provider of equipment financing in connection with $6.75 million, second lien, revolving, asset-based loan with mezzanine lender.
• Represented private equity firm as borrower’s counsel in connection with $45 million subscription credit facility with US financial institution.
• Represented first lien administrative agent in $75 million credit facilities to telecommunications company with first lien, second lien and other subordinated debt.
• Represented CoBank, ACB as lead arranger and administrative agent in a syndicated financing that provided $750 million in credit facilities secured by approximately 1.1 million acres of timberlands in Texas.
• Represented Japanese financial institution in connection with $165 million syndicated credit facilities involving collateral in 8 countries, letter of credit subfacility, and intercreditor issues under New York, Irish and English law.

• Innovations in AI and Finance:  Strategies and Considerations for Counsel,” State Bar of Georgia Secured Lending Conference, March 11, 2025
• Credit Agreements 101 & Financing Structures, September 26, 2024, ES CLE series to Thrivent and Metlife Investment Management
• Overview of a Financing and Anatomy of a Credit Agreement, July 29, 2024
• UCC Financing Statement Debtor Name Fundamentals, September 16, 2022, American Bar Association Business Law Section
• SOFR Loans: The Future Is Now, August 16, 2022
• LIBOR Transition Fallback Language, May 25, 2021
• LIBOR Transition: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going, March 18, 2021, UNC Center for Banking and Finance Program
• Going, Going, Gone: The Transition from LIBOR to Alternative Reference Rates, February 27, 2020, State Bar of Georgia
• LIBOR Considerations for Lenders and Borrowers, including BDCs and Private Credit Funds, November 19, 2019
• LIBOR is Out; SOFR is In: Opportunities and Challenges Explored, September 26, 2019, The Knowledge Group
• Impact of LIBOR Changes to Loan Documentation and Implications for Lender Liability, September 12, 2019, Joint Meeting of the Loan Documentation Subcommittee and the Lender Liability Subcommittee of the Commercial Finance Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association
• ARRC Reference Rate Replacement Recommendations and ISDA LIBOR Amendments: Who Needs Them?, August 16, 2019
• From Scandal to SOFR, June 17, 2019
• LIBOR Replacement and US Tax Law Considerations for Multi-Currency and Cross-Border Financing Transactions, September 13, 2018, Loan Documentation Subcommittee of the Commercial Finance Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
• Navigating Today’s Market: LIBOR and Other Updates, July 6, 2018
• The DOL’s ERISA Fiduciary Rule: What Does It Mean For Your Client?, April 12, 2018, Loan Documentation Subcommittee of the Commercial Finance Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association

• Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the areas of commercial lending: advice to borrowers (2025); commercial lending: advice to bank lenders (2025) and commercial lending: advice to borrowers and lenders (2023-2024)
• Recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of banking and finance (2024-2025)
• Named to Best Lawyers in the area of Banking and Finance Law (2025-2026)
• Board of Regents, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (2023-2027)
• Fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (2018)
• Recipient, Hoynes Award, which is awarded to the valedictorian, Notre Dame Law School (2001)

• Vice-Chair, Uniform Commercial Code Committee of the American Bar Association Business Law Section (2024)
• Member, Atlanta Chapter of the Secured Finance Network (SFNet)
• Member, Fellows Nominating Committee of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (2019-2020 and 2024-2025)
• Member, UNC School of Law Center for Banking and Finance Board of Advisors
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Member, Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law, American Bar Association
• Member, Agriculture Law Section and Business Law Section, State Bar of Georgia
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Former Chair, Loan Documentation Subcommittee of Commercial Finance Committee of Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (2014-2018)
• Former Editor, Commercial Law Newsletter (published by the Commercial Finance Committee and UCC Committee of the American Bar Association Business Law Section) (2010-2014)

Honorable Paul J. Kelly Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit