Judith H. Itkin

Judith is the Chief Lawyer Recruiting and Development Partner at Hunton.  In her role, Judith leads Hunton’s Lawyer Recruiting and Development Team, which is charged with responsibility for working with firm leadership to develop and administer the firm’s recruiting, compensation, benefits and professional development policies, initiatives and programs for lawyers. As Chief Lawyer Recruiting and Development Partner at Hunton, Judith works closely with firm, practice and client service team leadership to ensure that Hunton’s policies, programs and initiatives maximize the firm’s ability to attract and retain top talent and complement the firm’s strategic business plans and client service focus.

Prior to taking on the role of Chief Lawyer Recruiting and Development Partner at Hunton, Judith’s law practice at Hunton focused on transactional and tax aspects of debt finance, cross border and domestic project finance and leveraged lease transactions.

• Structured and negotiated tax-advantaged ownership and financing structures for domestic and cross-border transactions, including transactions involving the sale and financing of lease and loan receivables, major infrastructure projects and transportation assets.
• Represented U.S. equity investors and U.S. lenders in domestic and cross-border structured financings of equipment (including rail equipment, aircraft, flight simulators and automobile manufacturing equipment), manufacturing facilities, energy assets (including power plants, waste disposal plants, pump storage facilities, hydro facilities and gas and electricity distribution and transmission networks), real estate (including headquarters buildings and retail stores) and municipal infrastructure (including waste water and fresh water treatment and distribution networks and rail infrastructure).
• Structured and negotiated derivatives transactions, including credit derivatives transactions, interest rate swaps, currency swaps and structured derivatives products entered into in connection with complex asset securitization and structured finance transactions.

• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Associate Member, Virginia State Bar