About

Provided by Jones Walker LLP

Jones Walker’s interdisciplinary Finance team provides representation and counseling with respect to virtually all facets of transactional business law. Our clients include businesses ranging from small family-owned operations to large public and private multinational corporations in a variety of industries, including banking, shipping, real estate development, engineering, construction, shipbuilding, manufacturing, retailing, transportation, timber, waste storage, and gaming.


We routinely handle a variety of finance transactions, including secured and unsecured lending to debt offerings, bond offerings, real estate development, lease financings, maritime financings, commercial leasing, loan workouts, bankruptcy reorganizations, energy and mineral matters, and international law matters.


Jones Walker regularly represents marine lenders and borrowers in financings, leveraged lease financings, sale leasebacks, Title XI financings, loans, revolving credit facilities, flagging and re-flagging, maritime lien enforcement, foreclosures, ship seizures, maritime restructurings, and maritime bankruptcies. We are frequently called on to counsel clients in complex domestic and international financings, and we have handled billions of dollars in financing and refinancing for maritime industry clients.

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Banking & Finance - Louisiana

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What the Team is Known For

Jones Walker LLP has a superb reputation for providing advice to financial institutions and borrowers, including numerous publicly traded companies as well as large private businesses. The team handles the full spectrum of complex, high value banking and finance transactions and also has an active practice in specialty finance, maintaining a prominent presence in the marine finance sphere.

Work Highlights

  • Jones Walker advised Pool Corporation on a $800 million syndicated, senior unsecured revolving and $500 million term credit facility.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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J Kelly Duncan
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J Kelly Duncan
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Band 1
Kelly Duncan is held in high regard for his expertise in marine finance. He handles sophisticated acquisitions and financings involving marine assets.
Amy Garrity Scafidel
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Amy Garrity Scafidel
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Amy Garrity Scafidel co-leads the finance team. She regularly acts on behalf of both borrowers and lenders in connection with complex financing transactions.
William Baldwin
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William Baldwin
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William Baldwin is well regarded in the market for his experience advising on marine finance matters. He serves as a co-leader of the firm's maritime industry team.
Albert "Chip" Saulsbury IV
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Albert "Chip" Saulsbury IV
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Band 3

Chip Saulsbury is regularly called on for his expertise in complex financing transactions. He is particularly well known for representing private equity interests with regards to their strategic investments in the industrial and energy spaces.

John D Werner
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John D Werner
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Band 3
John Werner handles highly sophisticated financing transactions for lenders and borrowers.
Marshall Page
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Marshall Page
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Marshall Page assists clients with corporate finance and private equity transactions. He co-leads the corporate practice group at Jones Walker LLP.

Marshall is very good and easy to work with.

Benjamin Woodruff
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Benjamin Woodruff
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Band 4
Benjamin Woodruff primarily represents borrowers on a wide range of commercial financing transactions.
Luke Falgoust
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Luke Falgoust
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Luke Falgoust has notable expertise in secured and unsecured financing matters, on which he represents borrowers.

Luke is a very commercial lawyer.

Ranked Lawyers at
Jones Walker LLP

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Louisiana

Banking & Finance

Amy Garrity Scafidel
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Amy Garrity Scafidel
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Band 2
Albert "Chip" Saulsbury IV
3
Albert "Chip" Saulsbury IV
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Band 3
John D Werner
3
John D Werner
3
Band 3
Marshall Page
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Marshall Page
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Band 3
Benjamin Woodruff
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Benjamin Woodruff
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Band 4
Luke Falgoust
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Luke Falgoust
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Band 4
Marine Finance

J Kelly Duncan
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J Kelly Duncan
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Band 1
William Baldwin
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William Baldwin
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Band 2