

Josefina Ayala Wilkins
Associate, Finance
Josefina Ayala Wilkins is an Associate in the Finance Department. Josefina represents commercial banks, direct lenders, borrowers, and private equity firms in a range of domestic and cross border finance transactions, including leveraged financing, asset-based lending, and acquisition financing.
Prior to joining Willkie, Josefina spent the first several years of her legal career as an attorney at a leading law firm in Chile focusing on general corporate matters, including, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, sales and joint ventures, financing transactions for companies in the insurance, financial, banking and payment processing industries.
Josefina was recognized as a 2022 Rising Legal Star by Latinvex.
Prior to joining Willkie, Josefina spent the first several years of her legal career as an attorney at a leading law firm in Chile focusing on general corporate matters, including, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, sales and joint ventures, financing transactions for companies in the insurance, financial, banking and payment processing industries.
Josefina was recognized as a 2022 Rising Legal Star by Latinvex.
Credentials
Education
Columbia Law School, LL.M., 2021 Pontificia Universidad Católica, LLB, 2016