Sherry Dreisewerd
Overview
Sherry Dreisewerd combines creativity with sound legal judgment to close complex financial transactions, representing lenders, banks, borrowers, buyers, and sellers in connection with originating and selling real estate loans and commercial and industrial loans. Her commercial finance experience encompasses a wide variety of notable and impactful transactions, including secured, unsecured, syndicated, maritime, acquisition, and equipment financing transactions.
In addition to transactional work, Sherry brings extensive experience in assisting lenders to maximize loan recoveries through restructurings and workouts. Her dedication to client service within a highly influential, decades-long legal career has led to an industrywide reputation for excellence further supported by her track record of success.
Notably, Sherry leads the firm’s Banking and Financial Services practice group, overseeing and mentoring the practice’s 90-plus members to ensure exceptional client service and set growth-based financial goals.
Credentials
Education
- Washington University School of Law, 1998 (J.D.)
- Washington University, 1994 (B.A.), Phi Beta Kappa
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1998
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 2008
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2000
- Represented a key lender in connection with the complex construction financing for the renovation of the Peabody Opera House.
- Represented numerous regional and national lenders in connection with financing the construction and rehabilitation of assisted and skilled nursing facilities, hotels, shopping centers, and multi-family properties.
- Represented numerous banks in connection with the issuance of letters of credit to provide credit support for municipal bond transactions.
- Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2024-2025
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) of St. Louis, Advisory Board Member
- Missouri Bankers’ Association, Bank Counsel Section, Former Member
- MS Center of Saint Louis, Former Board Member
- American Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- “Loan Workouts: What Lenders Need to Know,” The Show-Me Banker, April 2024