John J. Hanley focuses on litigation funding, claim monetization, and complex structured finance transactions. He advises litigation funders, claimants, law firms, investment funds, hedge funds, and other financial institutions on the structuring, negotiation, and execution of sophisticated funding arrangements across the litigation finance lifecycle.

John regularly drafts and negotiates prepaid forward purchase agreements, term sheets, guarantees, intercreditor and priorities agreements, escrow and proceeds letters, security documentation, and related transactional instruments. John has particular expertise in and regularly advises clients on all phases of litigation finance agreements, including the structuring of deal economics, drafting and negotiation, and the design and implementation of proceeds waterfalls and distribution priorities. He is frequently engaged to translate negotiated commercial terms into durable legal structures that align economic intent with operational execution, particularly in multi-constituent, portfolio, cross-border, and insolvency-linked transactions. His experience extends through post-closing administration and execution, where precise documentation and priority mechanics are critical to preserving value.

Additionally, John represents lenders and borrowers in secured lending transactions involving banks, commercial lenders, and specialty finance providers. His experience includes structuring and closing receivables-backed financings featuring true-sale transfers of qualified receivables to special purpose vehicles with independent governance.

John is known for his practical, commercially grounded approach and his ability to bridge investment objectives with legal execution in complex, risk-sensitive transactions. He and his family are amateur wine makers who recently won a Gold Medal in the Vinifera Red category at a regional New Jersey amateur wine-making competition, competing against several hundred entries, and a Silver Medal at the New York State Fair Amateur Wine Competition, judged among nearly 100 submissions from home vintners.