Penny Groel

Penny Groel is a Partner at Dentons in Los Angeles, a member of the Agency & Trust sector and the Capital Markets practice. Her practice encompasses agency and trust, structured finance, general corporate, and securities law.

She represents major financial institutions in their roles as trustees, securities administrators, master servicers, collateral administrators, collateral agents, calculation agents, escrow agents, paying agents, and backup servicers in matters involving CLO transactions, whole business transactions, esoteric financings, asset and mortgage-backed securitizations, project financings, and corporate debt issuances. She has represented investment banks, mortgage companies, and institutional investors in all aspects of transactions involving the origination, purchase, sale, securitization, and servicing of residential and commercial real estate loans. Her experience also includes representing lenders in solar and other energy project finance transactions, traditional term and revolving credit loan transactions, and leveraged leasing transactions.

Prior to joining Dentons, she was EVP and General Counsel at NuBridge Commercial Lending, where she oversaw all aspects of the company including licensing and compliance, loan origination, negotiation and compliance with financing facilities, corporate housekeeping, general contract review, litigation, and human resources.

She holds a JD from New York University School of Law (1988) and a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University (1985).