DAVID S. HORVITZ
Dave concentrates his practice in the areas of secured lending, commercial loan documentation, corporate and real estate finance, mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions.

Working with lenders and borrowers, Dave provides advice and representation in a wide variety of finance transactions. He routinely represents commercial lenders in the negotiation and drafting of complex commercial loan documentation in the areas of asset based lending, secured lending and corporate and real estate finance. He has also represented clients with regard to acquisition and working capital loan transactions, commercial real estate and construction financings.

Dave has a diverse range of experience in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, public and private sale of debt and equity securities, senior and subordinated debt financing, secured transactions, shareholder matters, and product sales and distribution networking.

Practice Areas
• Commercial Finance Services
• Corporate and Business Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Representative Matters
Commercial Finance
• Represented an asset based lender in connection with a credit facility
consisting of a $25,000,000 revolving credit loan and a $1,500,000 term loan for
use by a multi-state wholesaler.
• Represented a financial institution in connection with a credit facility of
$22,000,000 consisting of a revolving credit facility and two term loans, to
be used in part for acquisition financing.
• Represented a financial institution in connection with a $1,200,000 construction
loan together with a $2,500,000 revolving credit loan for working capital purposes.
• Represented a financial institution in connection with an $27,000,000 credit
facility consisting of a $25,000,000 revolving credit facility and a $2,000,000
standby equipment term loan.
• Represented a financial institution in connection with the issuance of a
$23,000,000 letter of credit to support a bond issuance.

General Corporate
• Acted as lead counsel to shareholders of a privately-owned electrical
engineering and manufacturing company in a $105,000,000 stock sale of
the company and its Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries to a publicly-traded
corporation.
• Represented shareholders of an information and technology software and
services company in the sale of a majority interest in the company to a
publicly-traded corporation.
• Represented shareholders in the stock sale of a company operating over
200 entertainment kiosks in regional malls.
• Represented principal founders of a company organized to purchase out of
bankruptcy the assets of a regional brewery, including the negotiation of a
shareholders agreement among the principal founders and other investors.
• Acted as outside general counsel for a regional brewery, including negotiation
and drafting of branding agreements, distribution agreements and
agreements to acquire other breweries.
• Represented a real estate developer in construction of a two-story building
and renovations to an existing building for commercial retail use, and negotiation
and drafting of commercial leases with tenants, including national franchises.
• Representation of an international process automation company in the
establishment of joint ventures in Venezuela and Mexico, including the drafting
of the operative joint venture agreements.
• Represented a limited liability company in the purchase of a 50% partnership
interest in a partnership organized to develop a tract of land for a strip center,
including negotiation of the partnership agreement.

Experience
• 2000  Metz Lewis LLC
              Co-Chairman, Commercial Lending, Creditor’s Rights, Workout and
              Bankruptcy Group

Education
• 1981  J.D., Duquesne University School of Law
              Senior Staff Member, Duquesne Law Review
• 1978  B.A., University of Pittsburgh

Admissions
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations and Honors
• American Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association
• Recognized as an AV® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell peer review