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Benjamin Paul
Woodruff

Position
Partner
Office
New Orleans

Ben Woodruff is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He leads the finance team and is chair of the firm’s Mentoring and Training Committee.


Ben represents borrowers and leading financial institutions with the arrangement and syndication of senior credit facilities, including acquisition, bridge, refinancings, and other corporate finance transactions. He also has significant experience with cash flow and asset-based lending, debtor-in-possession financing, loan restructurings and workouts, securitization transactions, and debt transactions, including registered offerings, private placements, and tender and exchange offers.

Ben’s experience extends to a broad range of industries including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, retail, business services, and consumer products. He also has experience in contract preparation and negotiation of hedging transactions and other banking and financial arrangements.

Noteworthy

  • Chambers USA, Banking & Finance (listed annually since 2023)
  • New Orleans Magazine, Top Lawyer (2023)

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, "Lawyer of the Year," Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2023)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Finance Law (2020–2025); Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (listed annually since 2019), and Banking and Finance Law (listed annually since 2020)
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," Business/Corporate (listed annually since 2013)

Memberships

  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • New Orleans Bar Association
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8444
F: 504.589.8444
Emailbwoodruff@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, BCL, 2007
    Chancellor's List; Phi Delta Phi
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    BS, summa cum laude, 2004
    Valedictorian; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Gamma Beta Phi; Recipient, Centennial, Valedictory, and Student Government Association Scholarships

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Related Practices

  • Commercial Lending
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Finance
  • Maritime Finance and Transactions
  • Maritime Restructuring
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Corporate

Related Industries

  • Maritime Industry
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