Alyson Bagley Stewart

Alyson Bagley Stewart is a partner at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP in Boston who represents borrowers in sophisticated finance transactions. She works with private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, private and public companies, and financial institutions. Her practice includes term loans, cash flow and asset-based revolving facilities, first- and second-lien financings, mezzanine financings, bridge loans, and public and private note offerings. She helps clients structure financing arrangements that support acquisitions, refinancings, and business growth.

Alyson earned her J.D. summa cum laude from Suffolk University Law School in 2004, where she served as executive editor of the Suffolk University Law Review. She received her B.A. from Boston College in 1993. Her legal education and academic distinction provided a strong foundation in transactional analysis, careful drafting, and the evaluation of complex financing terms. This training supports her ability to advise clients on credit structures, lender requirements, and transaction risks.

Alyson has advised clients on acquisition financings, refinancings, senior secured credit facilities, and cross-border transactions across the technology, software, hospitality, business services, healthcare, and consumer sectors. Her representative work includes matters involving Marlabs, Sceptre Hospitality Resources, Millennium Systems International, Serent Capital, New Heritage Capital, DeWinter Group, Perkins Biomedical, Leadpoint Business Services, The Roof Depot, and Spectrum Equity. Through these engagements, she helps borrowers coordinate financing needs with broader transaction and investment objectives.

Alyson Bagley Stewart has been recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star and is admitted to practice in Massachusetts. Her work reflects a practical understanding of borrower-side finance and the needs of private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and operating businesses. By combining detailed transaction management with clear legal guidance, she helps clients negotiate financing terms, manage closing requirements, and complete important acquisitions and refinancings. Her approach supports efficient execution while keeping clients focused on their commercial priorities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Boston College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)