Banking & Finance

The finance law practice area develops its activity with great

awareness of the transformations taking place in the industry resulting
from new market players, the introduction of new business models, and
most especially, the technological and digital impact that FinTech has
been enhancing.

From the range of services we provide, we highlight the following:

• Advising
   financial intermediaries and insurance brokers and intermediaries, on
  matters involving supervisory entities, prudential and conduct of
  business in these areas.
• Incorporation,
  registration, compliance and representation of domestic and foreign
  institutions before the corresponding supervisory authorities, as well
  as in administrative and judicial proceedings.
• Advising
   on the structuring and setting up of credit operations, including real
  estate finance and project finance (representing banks or bank
  syndicates as well as large companies on domestic and cross-border
  transactions).
• Financial Asset Management
  (incorporation, management, placement of investment funds, pension
  funds, venture capital funds, asset management and brokerage) and
  insurance (new products and compliance issues both at the level of the
  supervising authorities and retail).
• Advising on banking and financial cross-border transactions.
• Advising on the negotiation and execution of derivative contracts (i.e. ISDA, ISMA).
• Advising issuers, investors and financial brokers in compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and market disclosures.