David Sanchez
Partner
Banking and Finance Transactions
Email: sanchez@sar-llp.com
Phone: 213-955-7211
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  • Stanford Law School, JD (1987)
  • Stanford Journal of International Law
  • Stanford University, BA (1984)
  • Stanford Daily, Theta Xi, Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band

  • Drafting Committee for the “Report on Legal Opinions Regarding California Limited Liability Companies”
  • California State Bar’s Uniform Commercial Code Committee and Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Committee
  • Commercial Law Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Past President and Board Member, Latino Lawyers Association

Banking and Finance

  • “Rule 144 and Securities Pledges,” Los Angeles County Bar Association Practice Updates
  • “The Commercial Loan Deal Process,” NAMWOLF Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo
  • “Overview of Personal Property Secured Transactions,” University of Texas, San Antonio
  • “Life Insurance Policies as Collateral,” NAMWOLF Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo
  • “Expertly Negotiating the Acquisition Agreement for the Purchase of a Privately Held Company,” Fulcrum M&A Conference
  • “New Ways to Raise Growth Capital,” Hispanic Economic Summit
  • “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,” NSHMBA Conference & Career Expo

David Sanchez has handled commercial and private bank lending transactions and other corporate transactional matters for over thirty-five years. His experience includes asset-based lending and letter of credit facilities, complex life insurance premium finance transactions, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, loans secured by financial derivatives, Rule 144 securities, and stock and other interests in closely-held business entities, multi-currency loans, note purchase agreements, intellectual property-secured transactions, cross-border transactions, business acquisitions and sales, private placements and other securities matters, and general corporate and securities matters.

Mr. Sanchez formerly practiced with the Wall Street firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, where he handled securities, finance, and M&A matters, and with the Corporate and Finance Group of Buchalter, in Los Angeles. He also served as in-house counsel in Wells Fargo Bank’s Legal Department on special assignment. Mr. Sanchez is a 1987 graduate of Stanford Law School and received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1984.

Mr. Sanchez was a member of the California State Bar’s UCC Committee, on which he served for three years, and he also served for several years on the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Commercial Law Committee. As a member of the State Bar’s Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Committee, Mr. Sanchez drafted revisions to the California Corporations Code concerning business mergers and conversions. He also served on the drafting committee for the State Bar’s “Report on Legal Opinions Regarding California Limited Liability Companies.” Mr. Sanchez has taught seminars and university classes on business law topics, including business acquisitions and corporate finance, and has published articles regarding securities law matters.

Mr. Sanchez has been AV® peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible ranking for professional ethics and legal ability, for over thirty years. For each of the past fourteen years, Law & Politics Magazine has recognized Mr. Sanchez as among the top 5% of Southern California attorneys in the field of Banking Law.