Jeris Brunette focuses her practice on commercial lending and project finance in a variety of industries with an emphasis on the renewable energy sector. She advises, structures and negotiates a range of secured and unsecured financial transactions, including structuring and negotiating senior and subordinated debt financings, acquisition and project financings, structured financings, securitizations and physical and financial commodity hedges. Jeris’ clients include financial institutions, private equity funds and other energy-sector borrowers.

Notably, Jeris represented Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as collateral agent to the revolving debtor-in-possession lenders in the $2.81 billion prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring transaction for McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) approved January 23, 2020 and as lead arranger, revolving agent and collateral agent in the $1.7 billion superpriority rescue financing for MDR closed October 21, 2019.

She has been recognized by The Legal 500 United States for Commercial Lending (2018-2019, 2023-2024) and Project Finance (2018-2019, 2024). Jeris has also been named to the list of Highly Regarded Individuals (2024), Notable Practitioners (2023) and Rising Stars (2016-2022) by IFLR1000 Financial & Corporate and M&A Guide in Banking, Law360 Banking Rising Star (2021), as well as the New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Securities & Corporate Finance (2017-2019).