Mr. Cianciotti helps banks, other commercial lenders and borrowers structure, negotiate, and close secured loan transactions. Clients rely on his attentive, client-centered approach to help navigate complex legal issues and find practical solutions to move transactions forward.
A member of the Firm's Financial Services Transactions Group, Mr. Cianciotti helps his clients provide or obtain the capital needed to help regional, national, and international businesses succeed. His experience includes asset-based and cash flow working capital facilities, equipment and acquisition financing, and venture debt and growth capital financing.
He frequently advises clients in structuring credit agreements to allow for the financing of inventory manufactured outside the United States during the time period that it is in-transit to the United States. Mr. Cianciotti has also helped develop novel, client-specific supply chain finance programs.
Clients benefit from Mr. Cianciotti's significant business insight. Mr. Cianciotti previously served as Vice President-Legal Counsel at First Capital, an asset-based lender providing secured lending solutions to mid-market businesses. He helped facilitate the expansion of First Capital's in-transit lending program and guided transactions from the initial proposal letter stage through closing, working closely with underwriters and credit committee personnel.
Mr. Cianciotti's experience also includes more than six years as a litigation attorney. He understands the litigation process, the associated costs, and the types of contract issues that give rise to potential legal actions – all of which he leverages in a manner that best serves his clients.
Mr. Cianciotti is a frequent writer and speaker of topics of interest to the secured lending community, and also served as an adjunct professor at Emory University Law School teaching at the Center for Transactional Law and Practice.