Bar Admissions
- California
- New York
- Washington
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D.)
- Michigan State University (B.A., Finance, cum laude)
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Megan N. Aldworth
Associate
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Biography
Megan Aldworth is an associate in the firm’s Commercial Finance Practice Group. She represents national and regional banks and private lenders in a wide range of commercial real estate lending transactions, including loan originations, acquisitions, construction and development financing, credit facilities, loan modifications, and refinancings. Megan has experience handling complex, high-dollar transactions, including credit agreements with multipart loan structures, revolving and term loan facilities, and loans secured by commercial real estate totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. She regularly drafts and negotiates credit agreements, loan documents, ancillary loan documents, intercreditor agreements, subordination agreements, SNDAs, landlord waivers, and tenant estoppels. Megan represents lenders in franchise financing transactions, which involve significant due diligence and multi-location collateral structures.
Megan also has significant experience in the workout and restructuring space, where she has handled forbearance agreements involving complex loan modifications, discounted payoff agreements, short sale agreements, deeds in lieu of foreclosure, and loan purchase and sale transactions.
Prior to joining the firm, Megan represented national automotive lenders in commercial real estate matters, including refinancings, construction loans, equipment loans, and floor plan financing. She also practiced financial services litigation, where she represented creditors in bank operations disputes, commercial collections, and enforcement actions.
Credentials
Experience
Awards & Recognition
- Orange County Bar Association, Volunteer Award (2024)
Representative Experience
- Represented a national bank in a $200 million refinancing of a hotel property in Denver, Colorado
- Represented a national bank in a $100 million acquisition and development loan for a large-scale development project in Phoenix, Arizona
- Assisted in the representation of a national bank in connection with a $300 million credit facility, including a revolving line of credit and term loan
- Handled commercial real estate loan transactions ranging from $30 million to $60 million, including construction financing, acquisition and development loans, and term and revolving credit facilities
- Closed $95 million discounted payoff agreement for commercial property in Texas, facilitating revisions to loan documents, negotiations with borrower side, and ensuring funding through escrow
Previous Professional Experience
- Stinson LLP, Associate Attorney
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Orange County Bar Association
- Banking & Lending Section, Chair (2025-Present)
- Banking & Lending Section, Member (2023-Present)
- Young Lawyers’ Division (2023-Present)
- Snell & Wilmer Community Involvement Committee, Member (2025-Present)
Community Involvement
- Orangewood Foundation Children’s Home, Volunteer (OCBA)
- Hood to Coast Relay, Participant (fundraising for cancer research) (2026)
- Orange County Constitutional Rights Foundation, Volunteer (2024-Present)
Representative Presentations and Publications
- Co-presented to bank underwriters on key loan document provisions and common negotiation points in commercial real estate lending
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