Banking & Finance

Our commercial finance lawyers help banks, savings institutions, venture capital firms and other financial institutions establish a diverse array of financing arrangements. We represent corporate and private equity-sponsored borrowers, including specialty chemical producers, manufacturers, and leasing and media companies, in the development, negotiation and documentation of complex commercial loan transactions, private debt, equity and mezzanine placements, and structured finance transactions.

Our corporate trust lawyers represent financial institutions serving as trustees, custodians, collateral agents, escrow agents, paying agents, administrative agents or other agents in corporate and municipal financings, Trust Indenture Act qualified and exempt financings, private placements, and structured and project financings.

Our public finance lawyers act as bond counsel and counsel to underwriters, issuers, borrowers, credit enhancement providers, banks and other bond purchasers on public finance transactions. We advise bond issuers, such as state authorities (including state universities), cities, townships, counties, school districts, industrial development boards, port authorities and other special authorities. We also counsel 501(c)(3) and for-profit borrowers (including colleges, universities and hospitals) on the use and advantages of tax-exempt financings, including 501(c)(3) financings, and housing, exempt facility, utility and other private activity bond financings.