Emily Thomas

Emily represents national banks, public and private financing firms, and other investments funds in a variety of commercial financings for entities in the venture tech, biotech, pharmaceutical, health care, and life science industries. Her practice involves national and international lender-focused transactions consisting of syndicated loans, acquisition financings, asset-based loans and real estate supported transactions, senior secured, mezzanine, and unsecured financings.

Before joining the firm in 2023, Emily was an associate at another prominent law firm in Washington, D.C. She received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law.

• Represented a lender in a $10 million financing facility for a climate tech company accelerating the adoption of home solar, storage, and EV charging with AI-powered software.
• Represented a collateral agent in a $48 million syndicated capital call line of a credit facility for a middle market private credit investment company.
• Represented a collateral agent in a $25 million senior secured term loan facility for a national investment planning firm.
• Represented a collateral agent in a $12 million senior secured credit facility for an emergent cloud-based software technology company.
• Represented collateral agent in a $100 million senior secured line of credit facility for a company developing real estate, energy, infrastructure, and environmental management solutions.
• Represented a lender in a $25 million senior secured term loan and delayed draw term loan facility for a bipartisan government relation and policy communications consulting firm.
• Represented a collateral agent in a $15 million senior secured term loan facility to a venture cybersecurity company.
• Represented a collateral agent in a $30 million senior delayed draw term loan facility to a media technology company.
• Represented a lender in a $10 million senior secured term loan facility to a health sciences company.
• Represented a collateral agent in a $11 million term loan facility to a venture tech company providing AI technology for energy efficient programs.
• Represented a lender in a $10 million senior secured term loan facility to biotechnology company.
• Represented a lender in a $20 million term loan facility to a biotechnology company.
• Represented a lender in a $25 million revolving line of credit to an emerging restaurant management software company.
• Represented a lender in a $8 million revolving line of credit facility to a company supplying management software to the transportation industry.
• Represented a lender in a $6 million venture debt term loan to a company developing cloud-based security platforms to block email phishing.
• Represented a lender in a $8 million senior secured line of a credit facility to a global cybersecurity company.
• Represented a lender in a $7.3 million term loan facility to a life sciences company focused on cell and tissue research and diagnostics.
• Represented a lender in a $20 million senior secured term loan facility to a customer relationship management software company.

• Honors, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, D.C. Access to Justice Commission and the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center (2024)