Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed Harsha Sekar as a shareholder in the firm’s Capital Markets & Commercial Lending Practice. Joining Polsinelli’s Denver office, Sekar has distinguished himself as one of Colorado’s leading attorneys focused on the private credit industry, with significant experience advising investment funds, family offices and other types of lenders and borrowers in private credit transactions, fund formations and fund financings. Sekar works with a wide a variety of private credit funds and their managers, including multiple bespoke funds that focus on the investment of public assets in debt securities and/or other types of credit obligations. In addition to his private credit practice, he also represents investment banks and issuers in connection with high-yield debt securities issuances in the public finance space. Sekar is the fifth new shareholder the firm added in Denver in the past year.

“We are thrilled to welcome Harsha to Polsinelli. His focus on advising clients in sophisticated financings and his track record representing both credit funds and investment banks make him an excellent addition to our nationwide team,” said Jessica Zaiger, Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets & Commercial Lending Practice. “Harsha’s experience and relationships align with our commitment to providing top-tier service and innovative solutions to our clients. Our nationally-recognized public finance team is looking forward to integrating and supporting his many existing relationships, and our growing private credit team is excited to partner with him in this high-priority area for the firm.”

“I am excited to welcome Harsha to our Denver office. His arrival underscores our ongoing growth in the Denver market and our efforts," said Jennifer Evans, Office Managing Partner of the firm’s Denver office. “Harsha has been deeply involved in the Denver and wider Colorado community, and we could not be more excited to have him join us.”

“I am thrilled to join a firm as respected and dynamic as Polsinelli,” said Sekar. “I look forward to helping Polsinelli build a nationally leading private credit practice while also integrating my clients and contacts into our robust public finance group. Polsinelli’s unparalleled commitment to entrepreneurship and growth closely aligns with my own ambitions, and the firm’s platform is truly an ideal fit for me and for my clients.”

Since 2020, Sekar has played a leading role in counseling on the formation and capitalization of one of Colorado’s first-ever, publicly accessible small business loan funds, which has extended several millions of dollars in credit to borrowers across the state.

Additionally, he serves as general counsel for the Centennial State Liquid Investment Pool (CSLIP), one of Colorado’s four local government investment pool trust funds. Sekar received his J.D. from Tulane University and holds a B.A. from Grinnell College.