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Banking & Finance | USA

Florida

This section covers lending transactions and recognizes those working on behalf of lenders and borrowers. Both banks and alternative lenders, such as credit funds, are recognized as lenders. Transactions may include acquisition financings, refinancings and general lending. All structures and methods of credit facility are relevant to this chapter. In states where Project Finance is not recognized separately, such work may be submitted to that state's Banking & Finance section. While the financing of property transactions may be relevant as part of a broad practice, firms or lawyers with a financing practice which revolves entirely around this should submit to the relevant Real Estate section. Where a specific Real Estate: Finance section exists covering the same geographical area, property work should not be included in Banking & Finance submissions.

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Band 1

  1. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a first-class offering for public and private entities across an extensive range of regulatory, transactional and public finance matters. The firm is bolstered by the breadth of its expertise in structured finance and derivatives matters, with additional capabilities in tax-related issues. Regularly handles transactions with a cross-border Latin American component.
  2. Holland & Knight LLP
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    Holland & Knight LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Holland & Knight houses a highly proficient banking and finance group, with an impressively deep bench of transactional and regulatory attorneys. It is highly sought after by domestic and international financial institutions to advise on a range of complex issues, and the team possesses particularly notable expertise in the Latin American market. The firm also has a well-known real estate finance group, with a proven track record in many high-value deals in Florida. Additionally, Holland & Knight draws on its formidable litigation practice to advise on investigations and enforcement by an array of regulatory agencies and in commercial disputes.
  3. Shutts & Bowen LLP
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    Shutts & Bowen LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Shutts & Bowen remains a leader in the market and maintains an exemplary reputation for regulatory, international advisory and large-scale transactional issues as part of a broad skill set in complex banking and finance matters. Renowned for its representation of a wide range of financial service providers, credit unions and broker-dealers, the team often acts in complex M&A and FINRA enforcement actions.
  4. White & Case LLP
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    White & Case LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    White & Case is highly regarded for its premier commercial lending practice and significant experience in both domestic and international leveraged financing. The firm is routinely engaged on large-scale cross-border transactions, with particular expertise in Latin American markets. The department draws on the firm's global resources to add significant value for clients in large-scale transactions, and demonstrates impressive expertise in the retail, energy and power sectors, among others.
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Band 2

  1. Akerman LLP
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    Akerman LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    Akerman operates a well-established practice representing borrowers, lenders, issuers and underwriters in a range of public finance, regulatory and transactional issues. The team possesses extensive experience in securitization, lease finance and derivatives transactions. The department also demonstrates significant cross-border expertise in a range of financing and investment matters, including for financial institutions based in Latin America.
  2. Bilzin Sumberg
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    Bilzin Sumberg
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Bilzin Sumberg is well known for its representation of both borrowers and lenders in commercial and business financing transactions, including asset-based financing, restructurings and workouts. The team is experienced in handling mezzanine lending and real estate finance. The firm also possesses an expanding international finance practice and is active for clients across a variety of industries ranging from infrastructure to technology.
  3. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
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    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed houses a well-regarded banking and finance practice with notable expertise in transactions involving Latin America. The team acts for lenders and borrowers on significant debt offerings, regularly representing financial institutions in derivatives transactions.
  4. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    Hunton Andrews Kurth is widely recognized for the strength of its expertise in domestic and cross-border transactions and investments, particularly those with Latin American elements. The firm frequently represents institutional lenders and development financiers across a range of project financing matters. The team's experience also includes transactions arising from the hospitality and real estate development sectors.
  5. Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Garro LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Foley & Lardner LLP
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    Foley & Lardner LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Foley & Lardner is distinguished for its significant strength in public finance and transactional matters, acting for a range of organizations as issuer's, borrower's and lender's counsel. The firm's expertise is bolstered by complementary strength in tax-exempt financing. The team regularly handles high-value finance transactions for household-name clients.
  2. Gunster
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    Gunster
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked
    Gunster offers broad transactional and regulatory experience in the banking and finance arena, with significant activity on large-scale M&A. The firm acts for a range of institutional clients including broker-dealers, investment advisers and consumer finance companies, advising on complex commercial lending transactions. The team also offers significant expertise in real estate finance and acts on both the borrowing and the lending sides.
  3. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Nelson Mullins houses an experienced group of dedicated banking and finance practitioners, advising clients on a range of institutional lending, public finance and debt restructuring matters. The team is highly proficient in structuring finance for complex commercial and industrial projects. Acting for a broad variety of clients, including local governments, mortgage lenders, underwriters and state agencies, the department also possesses notable expertise in real estate and construction finance.
  4. Squire Patton Boggs
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    Squire Patton Boggs
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Squire Patton Boggs possesses a highly regarded group of banking and finance experts, noted in particular for considerable expertise in public finance issues. The team represents a range of clients in the education, healthcare and real estate sectors on complex project and development financings. The group benefits from its ability to draw on the firm's national public finance team.
  5. Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
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    Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years Ranked
    Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson utilizes considerable strength in commercial and asset-based financing transactions to advise a broad client base which ranges from retail outlets to major global investment banks. The department is noted for its experience in representing borrower and lender clients in acquisition financings and secured and unsecured credit transactions.
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Band 4

  1. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings is increasingly recognized for its broad banking and financial services practice. The team acts on behalf of both lenders and borrowers across a range of issues. The practitioners advise clients on asset-based loans, construction loans and debt financings.
  2. Winston & Strawn LLP
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    Winston & Strawn LLP
    Banking & Finance
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Winston & Strawn is highlighted for its strength in the banking and finance sphere. The team boasts a distinguished client list that is comprised of renowned financial institutions. The practitioners provide counsel on a range of transactional and compliance projects. The group has further strength in advising on SEC, FINRA and OCC issues.