Bryan J. Monson

Partner

San Diego
bryan.monson@lw.com
+1.858.509.8454

PRACTICES

  • Banking
  • Project Development & Finance
  • Real Estate

INDUSTRIES

  • Financial Institutions
  • Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure

BAR QUALIFICATIONS

  • California

EDUCATION

  • JD, University of Southern California Law School, 2015
    Order of the Coif
  • BA, Yale College, 2011
    with distinction

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

  • English

PROFILE

Bryan Monson represents clients in complex financing transactions, with a particular focus on the gaming and hospitality industries.

Bryan combines extensive experience and his commercial perspective to help corporate borrowers, banks, and other financial institutions navigate:

  • Secured credit facilities
  • Leveraged acquisition financings
  • Construction financings
  • Sale-leasebacks and master lease structures

A recognized leader at the firm, Bryan serves on the Associates Committee and has served on the Training and Career Enhancement (TACE) Committee.

Bryan maintains an active pro bono practice, including work on behalf of the California Innocence Project.

EXPERIENCE

Bryan’s experience includes representing:

Secured Credit Facilities

  • Caesars Entertainment in its US$8.4 billion senior secured credit facilities
  • Red Rock Resorts in its US$2.7 billion senior secured credit facilities
  • Playtika in its US$2.5 billion senior secured credit facilities
  • Sempra Energy and its subsidiaries in over US$8.4 billion in corporate credit facilities
  • The lead arrangers in Penn National Gaming’s US$2.6 billion senior secured credit facilities

Acquisition Financings

  • Eldorado Resorts in financing its US$17 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment
  • Caesars Entertainment in financing its acquisition of William Hill

Construction Financings

  • Resorts World Las Vegas in its US$2.6 billion construction financing
  • Boyd Gaming in construction financings for Wilton Rancheria’s Sky River Casino
  • Tejon Indian Tribe in its construction financing for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tejon

Sale Leasebacks and Master Leases

  • Caesars Entertainment in its master leases
  • Bally’s in its master leases
  • Jack Entertainment in its master lease