E. Stewart Spielman

E. Stewart Spielman is a partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in New Orleans and handles complex commercial loan workouts, restructurings, modifications and enforcement matters on behalf of institutional lenders, nontraditional investors and equity funds. With wide-ranging experience in the creditarena, he routinely negotiates forbearances, amendments, extensions, waivers and recapitalizations of distressed commercial financing relationships secured by many types of collateral. He also advises creditors on a variety of issues pertaining to their real estate loans, vessel loans, agented and syndicated loans, commercial and industrial loans, SBA/USDA-guaranteed loans, asset-based loans, and related products most often in the middle market. His practice also encompasses wholesale automotive and equipment floor plan financing. Mr. Spielman is certified as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by both theAmerican Board of Certification and the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. He received his B.S.in psychology in 2000 from Louisiana State University and his J.D. and Maritime Law Certificate fromTulane University Law School in 2003.