Loeb & Loeb Welcomes Commercial Finance Partner Todd Matras to New York Office

New York, NY (June 22, 2026) – Loeb & Loeb is pleased to announce the arrival of Todd Matras as a partner in the Finance department in the firm’s New York office.

With 25 years of experience in finance, banking and private equity matters, Matras advises lenders to investment and private equity funds and businesses in all stages of the corporate life cycle. His diverse practice includes fund finance, leveraged finance transactions, cash-flow based lending, supply-chain financing and acquisition finance matters, in addition to the restructuring and workout of distressed credit facilities.

Prominent matters for Matras include advising the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in a $100 million loan to Turkey-based Sekerbank to develop regions most affected by the February 2023 earthquake and finance women-led small and medium enterprises, as well as counseling one of the largest private equity funds and its affiliates on the formation and administration of a global inventory financing program worth more than $2.8 billion and spanning 12 jurisdictions.

“I’m excited to join Loeb’s Finance department and work with a group that is known for helping clients navigate complex financing transactions of all types,” said Matras. “I was drawn to Loeb by the opportunity to work with a collaborative and sophisticated team that consistently delivers outstanding results for their clients. I look forward to continuing to help clients navigate the complexities of the evolving financial landscape alongside my new colleagues.”

“We are excited to welcome Todd to our Finance team,” said Peter Seiden, chair of Loeb’s Finance department. “His robust experience across middle-market leveraged finance and fund finance transactions complements and strengthens our existing capabilities and will help us meet growing client demand in these areas. Our clients rely on Loeb to provide sophisticated advice and support for their lending transactions and we are committed to having a best in class team. We are also very excited to add associates Anton Vlahek and Morgan Band to the team to further help us serve our financial institution clients in a wide variety of fund finance deals, private bank facilities and asset-based loans. Loeb is dedicated to continuing to expand its nationally recognized finance practice.”

“Todd's addition enhances the depth of our New York finance team and underscores our commitment to attracting top talent,” said Loeb & Loeb’s New York office managing partner Laurie Ruckel. “His well-rounded experience will enhance services we provide to clients in New York and beyond.”

Loeb & Loeb’s Finance department and certain of its lawyers have been recognized in recent years by IFLR 1000, the Legal 500 United States, the Legal 500 New York City Elite rankings and ABF Journal magazine. The practice is well known for representing some of the largest banks in the U.S., as well as regional and superregional banks, in financing transactions, including senior secured debt facilities, syndicated loan facilities, fund finance, asset-based lending, convertible debt, real estate facilities (including financing, construction and development, and leasehold mortgage financing), leveraged acquisitions, loans to private investment in PIPE transactions, private banking lending (including margin loans), life insurance premium financings, art loans, aircraft loans, and cross-border and multicurrency loans. Loeb also works closely with its top-ranked Entertainment and Intellectual Property departments to advise on loans secured by music and film royalties and related IP.

Matras earned his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He received an M.B.A. in Finance from Regis University and a B.S. from Purdue University. He joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. Vlahek joins from Otterbourg P.C. and previously worked at Latham & Watkins LLP. Band joins from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.