Banking and finance

With more than 800 lawyers situated in the world’s financial centers, our global banking and finance team has one of the longest histories of any law firm in the field, advising major banks, finance providers, export credit agencies, corporate and sovereign entities and other participants in the global banking and finance arena.

“Distinguished team which is well versed in handling complex, high-value financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders.” Chambers Global, 2020

We advise across the full spectrum of legal banking and finance matters, acting for parties ranging from multinational lenders to growth corporations. Clients depend on us for legal advice on day-to-day banking and finance issues for issuers, underwriters, borrowers and lenders, as well as for our leadership in complex, cross-border banking and finance transactions for some of the world’s most prominent financial institutions and corporations.

Our lawyers also are experienced in the full range of debt and equity transactions in the global capital markets, including standalone debt issuances, Sukuk, securitizations, covered, convertible, exchangeable, taxable and tax-exempt bonds, MTN/CP programs, structured products, equity-linked issuances and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).

Our areas of work include

Acquisition finance and corporate lending
Agency finance
Asset-based lending
Asset finance
Bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency
Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT)
Capital markets
Dispute resolution and litigation
Islamic finance
Projects and project finance
Public and government finance
Real estate
Structured trade and commodity finance
Structured finance
Transport finance, including aviation, shipping and rail

Awards and accolades

Chambers Global, Global-wide: Banking & Finance, Chambers and Partners, 2020
Chambers Global, Global-wide: Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance, Chambers and Partners, 2020