Priscilla Arthus

Partner | Corporate

About

Priscilla is an experienced finance attorney providing insightful and practical counsel to borrowers, sponsors and lenders regarding all aspects of debt financing. Her practice spans across several industries with deep experience in project finance for clients in the energy and real estate industries.

  • Corporate borrowers and lenders of all sizes, including national and international financial institutions, regional banks, local banks, credit unions, private equity sponsors and other nonbank lenders, work with Priscilla because she understands the intricacies of securing capital. Capitalizing on her skills as a former certified public accountant at a Big Four accounting firm, Priscilla strategically guides clients through structuring, negotiating and documenting financing transactions, including:

    • secured and unsecured lending transactions

    • term and revolving credit facilities

    • syndicated credit facilities

    • direct lending transactions

    • senior and subordinated debt instruments

    • acquisition financings

    • reserve-based facilities

    • asset-based facilities

    • mezzanine financings

    • project finance transactions

    • workouts and restructurings

    • development finance

    In addition to her traditional lending practice, Priscilla guides real estate developers and investors through the elaborate maze of development finance, mortgage and mezzanine financings, purchase and sale transactions, joint ventures and real estate workouts and restructuring. Priscilla has comprehensive experience across a variety of real estate asset classes, including industrial facilities, office buildings, retail, multifamily and mixed-use projects.

    With significant experience in the energy industry, particularly in renewables, upstream, oilfield services and midstream sectors, energy companies and financial institutions alike rely on Priscilla to guide their deals through to completion. Whether working through project finance to develop solar or wind projects or providing guidance on reserve-based financing in the oil and gas sector, Priscilla provides strategic thinking and creative solutions to close each deal with her clients’ business goals in mind.

    Priscilla also maintains a complementary trusts and estates practice, advising individuals, families, business owners, and family offices on legacy planning, wealth preservation, and tax-efficient strategies for transferring assets. Her clients range from those seeking to establish foundational wills and revocable trusts to those navigating more sophisticated planning involving family entities, succession for closely held businesses, or cross-generational asset transfers. With her background as both a finance attorney and former CPA, Priscilla brings clarity, precision, and strategic insight to every engagement—whether helping a young family protect their future or guiding multigenerational clients through complex estate structures. Clients value her ability to balance technical rigor with practical, values-based planning that reflects their long-term goals.

Practices

  • Banking and Financial Services

  • Energy

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Project Finance

  • Private Client Services

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital

  • Real Estate

  • Trusts & Estates

Admissions

  • Texas

  • New York

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2013

    • Dean's Merit Scholarship

    • Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, Editorial Board

  • University of South Florida, M.Acc., 2008

  • University of South Florida, B.S., magna cum laude, 2007

    • Accounting and Finance

Memberships

  • Women’s Energy Network

  • American Bar Association

  • Texas Bar Association

  • Houston Bar Association

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Recognition

  • American Bar Association "On the Rise" Top 40 Young Lawyers Award Honoree, 2023

  • Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in:

    • Banking and Finance Law, 2021 – 2025

    • Financial Services Regulation Law, 2024 – 2025

  • The National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2019

Law Firm Experience

  • Polsinelli PC

  • Sidley Austin LLP

  • Reed Smith LLP

Corporate Experience

  • Bank of America

Representative Matters

Finance – Commercial Lending/Private Credit - Lender Representations

  • Represented a middle market lender in separate $20 million and $6.5 million loans to a museum for the expansion of certain permanent exhibits and the acquisition of certain gem collections, which secure the distinct loans.

  • Represented an international lender in workout of $8 million revolving credit facility to a seasonal candy store.

  • Represented a middle market lender in multiple loans to a manufacturer of blast-resistant modular buildings and its affiliates for the acquisition of specific modular buildings, which secure the distinct loans. One loan was made to a bankruptcy remote entity in anticipation of the corporate restructuring of the manufacturer’s affiliates.

  • Represented an international investment management company as collateral trustee in connection with a $75 million revolving credit facility entered into by a Pittsburgh-based casino and the issuance of $415 million of senior secured notes.

Finance – Commercial Lending/Private Credit - Borrower Representations

  • Represented a private investment firm in $200 million senior secured term loan B facility in connection with a refinancing of an existing credit facility.

  • Represented a private retail company in debtor-in-possession financing in connection with a restructuring and Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

  • Represented a private equity firm in connection with a $172.5 million senior secured term loan facility for a joint venture interest.

  • Represented a technology company in executing a definitive agreement involving 26 jurisdictions to sell its commercial end-to-end managed satellite and terrestrial communications division for a cash purchase price of $425 million.

  • Represented a full-service air, ocean, customs brokerage and logistics company in its secured financing of a $110 million acquisition of a management company of high-volume retail, restaurant and hotel remodels.

Energy Finance (Oil, Gas, Solar, Wind)

  • Represented a wind developer in the development, construction, and financing of four New Mexico wind farm projects with a combined generation of 1,050 MW.

  • Representing a solar investment fund in multiple loans, totaling more than $100 million, to solar developers to finance ongoing development of utility-scale solar projects in multiple Northeastern and Midwestern states.

  • Represented developers, lenders, investors and suppliers in renewable energy projects across the country representing more than 10,000 megawatts in operation and under development in wind and solar projects.

  • Represented the arranger and administrative agent in a $2.5 billion senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility for a publicly traded independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, exploration, development and production of unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin.

  • Represented the arranger and lenders in a $300 million revolving credit facility together with a $125 million term loan facility to a publicly traded independent oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Eagle Ford and Mississippian plays.

  • Represented a drilling services and logistics company, as the public company borrower, in a $665 million syndicated secured revolving and term loan incurred in connection with its spinoff and initial public offering.

  • Represented a privately held upstream oil and gas company with assets in Texas, Louisiana and North Dakota in a reserve based revolving loan facility and a second lien financing with a group of institutional investors.

Real Estate Finance

  • Represented a lender in connection with a $170 million floating rate loan to acquire seven multi-family apartment complexes in the greater Houston, Texas metropolitan area.

  • Represented a lender in connection with a $1.125 billion construction loan to construct a hotel, retail and theatre property in New York, New York.

  • Represented a lender in connection with a $41 million construction loan to construct a distribution facility in DuPont, Washington.

  • Represented a lender in connection with a $25.65 million construction loan to construct a senior housing community, including independent living, assisted living and memory care facility near Indianapolis, Indiana.

  • Represented clients in the acquisition, disposition, development, and financing of multifamily properties.

Trusts & Estates

  • Represented a high-net-worth couple in the creation and implementation of spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs) and a dynasty trust to facilitate tax-efficient wealth transfer to future generations while maintaining access to income during their lifetimes.

  • Represented an entrepreneur in the post-liquidity planning following the sale of a company, including the creation of a revocable trust, generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax-exempt trusts, and coordinated estate equalization strategies among beneficiaries.

  • Structured a succession plan for a multigenerational family business involving the use of grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), family limited partnerships, and a governance trust to manage intra-family ownership and control issues.

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