Winston & Strawn Expands Structured Finance Practice with Addition of Partner Aaron Benjamin

Charlotte, NC– July 7, 2025 – Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Aaron Benjamin has joined the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the Charlotte and New York offices and a member of the Structured Finance Practice.

Aaron represents many of the largest U.S. and foreign banks in commercial real estate warehouse lending deals. The commercial real estate warehouse lending business has grown explosively in recent years in conjunction with the burgeoning growth of the private credit industry. Aaron is recognized as a market leader in bank-side representation in pooled lending transactions backed by commercial real estate loans and in structured repurchase transactions backed by asset-backed securities, including residential and commercial mortgage backed securities, CRE CLO bonds and commercial bank loan and middle market CLO bonds. Aaron is licensed to practice in New York.

“Winston’s structured finance group is widely recognized as an industry leader with experience across a wide range of asset classes. I look forward to joining this exciting team and adding value to my bank clients in New York and Charlotte, across the country, and internationally,” said Aaron.

“Winston is a go-to firm for clients dealing with complex financing structures and capital markets innovation, and the Charlotte market plays an important role in this work,” said Danielle Williams, Charlotte office managing partner. “Aaron is well positioned to help us grow the Charlotte office and support the firm’s global platform in structured finance.”

“Aaron’s commercial real estate and specialty repurchase transactions experience will intersect well with our residential and commercial real estate, banking, and finance groups. His specialty lending work for banks and other large financial institutions will be beneficial to expanding our structured finance practice in New York, Charlotte, and abroad,” said Tim Kincaid and Brad Vaiana, Transactions Department co-chairs.