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sdrapekin@lewisrice.com
       
Steven C. Drapekin   |   Member

Banking & Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Corporate, Business & Corporate Finance

Steven C. Drapekin focuses his practice on corporate, commercial finance, and real estate ‎transactions. His diverse corporate practice ranges from representing middle ‎market companies in mergers and acquisitions as well as general corporate matters, to representing multi-national corporations in strategic acquisitions, divestitures, and cross-border joint ‎ventures. Within his commercial finance practice, Mr. Drapekin represents numerous ‎large-scale national banks, regional banks, and commercial finance companies in complex financing ‎transactions including syndicated leverage lending, syndicated asset based lending and ‎floorplan financing, multi-currency loan facilities, cross-border transactions, and real estate ‎finance. Clients of his general corporate practice are involved in commercial contract ‎negotiations including distributorship, licensing, and other general corporate matters. A member of the American College of Mortgage ‎Attorneys, his real ‎estate practice is also wide-ranging and encompasses development including tax-incentive ‎transactions, restructurings, and financing transactions. Mr. Drapekin regularly represents clients throughout the United States.
 
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2007-2011, Mr. Drapekin was also selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009-2013.

Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law - J.D., summa cum laude, 1986; Order of the Coif; Harno Scholar; University of Illinois Law Review
  • University of Illinois - A.B., History and Economics, cum laude, 1983; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Dean’s List

Legal Background

  • Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (1993-1995)
  • Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., St. Louis, MO (1991-1993)
  • Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL  (1987-1991)
  • Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1986-1987)

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
  • American Bar Association, Corporate, Business and Banking Section, Real Estate and Probate Section
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Admissions

  • Missouri Bar
  • Illinois Bar

Charitable / Civic Activities

  • Member, Board of Directors, Independence Center, St. Louis, MO (2005-present)
  • Team leader, YMCA Partner for Youth Campaign (1997-present)
  • Board member, B'Nai Amoona Congregation (1997-1999)

Recent Highlights

  • 24 Lewis, Rice & Fingersh Attorneys Named Super Lawyers® 2011
  • 37 Lewis Rice Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® 2013

 

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