Foley’s Financial Institutions attorneys have the breadth and depth of experience combined with the geographical reach necessary to serve the diverse needs of financial institutions.
From financing transactions to litigation and intellectual property, our national team of experienced attorneys is well positioned to address the wide-ranging legal needs of our bank and other financial clients.
We regularly provide counsel on commercial lending, workout, bankruptcy, bank regulatory, and other similar legal services to financial institution clients like you, and have the presence and bench strength to provide more customized regional and local “on the ground” client support when and where it is needed. We also have the resources necessary to support your financial institution as a business by providing effective representation on a full range of legal issues, including employment law, real estate, environmental, tax, data security, privacy, and white collar crime.
Our client base includes large and small banks and bank holding companies, thrift institutions, leasing companies, and asset-based lenders. We also work with hedge funds, financial services boutiques, payment networks, and bank card issuers. Drawing on our diverse experience, we advise banks and other financial institutions, lenders, governmental and other public issuers, arrangers, underwriters, trustees and trust companies, and borrowers on financing transactions — domestically and internationally, as well as across all industry sectors.
We take pride in our hands-on approach, made possible in large part by the composition of our attorneys — many of whom are banking law veterans and CPAs. Our deep industry knowledge and experience, combined with our long-standing ties and relationships within the financial services sector, has made us the go-to firm in a variety of distinct, but complementary areas.
Our interdisciplinary team of attorneys is well positioned to provide skilled counsel to help you address all types of bank regulatory issues stemming from a variety of transactions.
Bankruptcies, Workouts, and Restructurings for Financial Institutions
Foley’s Financial Institutions Practice draws on the experience of our Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations attorneys, who will work closely and collaboratively with you in all matters involving distressed situations.
The challenges financial institutions like yours face when structuring transactions and dealing with troubled situations are often compounded when cross-border issues are brought into the mix.
Derivatives and Structured Products for Financial Institutions
We can provide you with services that go beyond transaction counseling, including handling complex regulatory matters for exchanges, derivatives clearinghouses, commercial and institutional users of exchange-traded or cleared OTC derivatives, hedge service providers, futures brokerage firms, and professional trading firms.
With attorneys dedicated to the renewable energy industry, Foley has the depth and breadth to represent you in the acquisition and financing of renewable energy projects in wind, solar, biofuels/bioenergy, geothermal, hydroelectric, and green energy.
When it comes to financing transactions, our Financial Institutions attorneys draw on their national and international experience to help you with the entire range of legal needs.
Our government relations practitioners have an in-depth understanding of the statutory and regulatory framework affecting the financial services industry.
Lender Liability Defense for Financial Institutions
We have successfully defended lenders like you, as well as assisted in the enforcement of credit agreements and realization of collateral in state and federal trial and bankruptcy courts.