Kandace A. Rayos

Kandace Rayos is an associate in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Rayos began practicing as a litigation associate handling various general civil litigation matters, as well as matters pertaining to government contracts and regulated industries. More recently, Ms. Rayos has transitioned into transactional work in the arena of real estate finance. Ms. Rayos now represents institutional lenders in connection with real-estate secured construction loans for various types of properties including office buildings and residential developments. Ms. Rayos also has experience representing lenders in conjunction with tax-exempt bond financings of affordable housing projects.

Education

• J.D., Georgetown University, 2000, cum laude, Articles and Notes Editor for the American Criminal Law Review from 1999-2000
• M.A., Masters of Arts in English Literature, specializing in Victorian literature, contemporary literary theory, and urbanology, University of Iowa, 1996, taught rhetoric and interpretation of literature courses
• B.A., English Literature, University of Florida, 1992, Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Memberships

• Member, Los Angeles County and California State Bar Associations