Фінансові послуги

Since Squire Sanders opened its doors in 1890, financial institutions have been among our largest and most active clients. For more than a century, we have developed a leading global financial services practice, providing a full range of the highest quality legal services to:

• Commercial banks and finance companies
• Hedge funds and private equity funds
• Insurance companies
• Investment banks and broker-dealers
• Other sources of capital

Many of our lawyers have spent their entire careers representing financial institutions, and several have substantial experience serving as officers of leading financial services firms or as banking, insurance or securities regulators. We routinely advise financial institutions around the world on matters regarding:

Banking and debt finance Capital markets and corporate finance Corporate governance and transactions Derivatives Insurance International issues Litigation and alternative dispute resolution

Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions Project finance Regulatory issues Restructurings and workouts Securities Structured finance

Our deep knowledge of the financial services industry allows us to provide clients tailored, practical and solution-oriented legal service.

We serve as primary or preferred legal advisors to several leading global and national financial institutions, as well as many regional and community focused financial institutions. Also, we have represented various regulatory authorities and governmental agencies that provide oversight or serve as sources of liquidity to the financial services sector. Our lawyers have successfully represented these clients in numerous groundbreaking business transactions, regulatory matters and in high stakes litigation. One of our greatest strengths is our fully integrated operating model, which allows us to leverage this global experience for the benefit of each client.

Досвід роботи

• Банківське та кредитне фінансування
• Інвестиційні банки

Представницький досвід

• Representing the US-based life insurance subsidiary of a Europe-based insurance company in a class action that alleged securities fraud in the sale of variable life insurance products.
• Representing the lead agent in connection with a US$85 million roll-up acquisition facility for a private equity group for acquisitions in the aluminum production manufacturing industry.
• Assisting in the creation of insurance claims litigation and third party administrator back-office operations support services and providing general legal counsel, including insurance and M&A advice, to the insurance services company.
• Representing the lead arranger and agent in a syndicated multicurrency revolving credit facility aggregating US$280 million (with an accordion option for an additional US$50 million) for a US-based manufacturing group with non-US subsidiaries.
• Advising a Czech Republic-based company in the acquisition of a Hungary-based detonation company.
• Representing a leading provider of property and casualty insurance to businesses, the subsidiary of a major global Switzerland-based insurance company, in a litigation matter involving an SEC investigation.
• Serving as bond counsel to Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in its issuance of more than US$5.6 billion in tax exempt and taxable senior secured bonds and refunding bonds to augment the resources of its High-Risk Account and its Personal Lines Account/Commercial Lines Account. Citizens is a statutorily created insurer of last resort that provides property and casualty insurance to qualified risk (certain claims arising from windstorm and other weather-related events).
• Representing the lead agent in connection with a US$150 million multicurrency, cross-border syndicated secured credit facility for an industrial component manufacturer.
• Representing the lead agent in connection with a US$40 million secured credit facility for the private equity fund purchase of a consumer product distribution company.
• Representing the lead agent in a syndicated secured revolving credit facility aggregating US$80 million for a metals warehouser.

Вибрані проекти

Representing AmTrust Financial Corporation in Chapter 11 Proceedings

In November 2009, Squire Sanders filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for AmTrust Financial Corporation (now known as AmFin Financial Corporation) and five subsidiaries in Cleveland. AmTrust Financial was the holding company for AmTrust Bank, which was ...

Squire Sanders Prepares Florida Insurance Company Before Storms Hit

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, a statutorily created insurer of last resort that provides property and casualty insurance to qualified risks in Florida, needed to enhance its ability to pay claims arising from windstorm and other weather-re...