Craig Unterberg

Craig Unterberg is a member of Haynes Boone’s Executive Committee, managing partner of the firm’s New York office, and head of the New York-based Margin Lending and Structured Equity Practice Group. He represents financial institutions, private equity funds, and hedge funds in margin stock, NAV facilities, and structured equity transactions, and advises on complex Regulation U and other regulatory matters.

Craig advises sell-side and buy-side counterparties on complex onshore and offshore margin and fund financing facilities, including derivative, prime brokerage, private equity, and hedge fund financing transactions. Chambers USA 2021 (Chambers and Partners) cites a client who states that Craig “is always constructive and communicates well... [H]e has been invaluable to us in assessing possible courses of action and providing advice that is practical and business-savvy."

Craig’s practice group is ranked by Chambers USA (Chambers and Partners) for its work on financial services regulatory matters. Clients rave that the group is "best-in-class," and “excellent in their drafting skills, precedent database, market knowledge, and overall execution." Another Chambers source reports that the team “is very responsive and takes a collaborative approach in representing us. They are good at understanding and efficiently implementing our objectives."

As the former head of Haynes Boone’s Finance Practice Group, Craig also represents borrowers and lenders in leveraged lending, asset-based lending, and M&A financing matters, as well as loan restructurings and DIP facilities. He regularly leads national presentations on margin loans, intercreditor agreements, forbearance agreements, and bankruptcy matters relating to lending transactions.

Craig has received wide recognition from industry publications, including being named a 2019 “Trailblazer” by New York Law Journal (ALM Media Properties, LLC), an honor bestowed on select “innovators and thought leaders” who have made “significant marks” on the legal industry. He is a member of the Community Assistance Panel for Marines stationed on Camp Lejeune and is the immediate past president of the American Jewish Committee’s NY Region.