When it comes to representing the financial services industry, we have the practice breadth and experience to serve the needs of nearly every type of financing entity.
Financial institutions consistently select us to assist them in their securities and financing offerings. We prepare offering materials and registration statements and advise on compliance with state and federal securities laws, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) regulations and the rules of the various stock exchanges. We also help establish private investment partnerships, limited liability companies, fund-of-funds and private investment companies. We counsel both acquirers and sellers in transactions involving financial institutions.
We have one of the largest public finance practices in the region. With more than 30 years of experience representing educational, medical and cultural institutions, municipalities and developers in public finance matters, we offer clients a wealth of knowledge and judgment.
We have a significant maritime finance practice, with particular emphasis in counseling lenders and representing international clients in complex financing structures involving foreign-flagged vessels. And our clients with real estate matters include commercial banks, investment banking houses, savings and loans and non-bank lenders in connection with traditional mortgage loans, construction loans (including syndicated loans) and conduit lending programs.
We regularly assist with transactions involving the Export-Import Bank and have represented the Bank itself in connection with guaranteed financing. In addition, we have worked with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the African Development Bank (ADB).
We have appeared in numerous state, federal and bankruptcy courts on behalf of our lender clients and have been involved in bankruptcies, restructurings and workouts involving borrowers in almost every industry.
We represent financial services clients in courts throughout the country as they seek to enforce their rights, as well as in the defense of claims, including traditional lender liability claims, claim priority disputes and bankruptcy-preference and fraudulent conveyance claims.
We advise investment advisers and broker/dealers on the structure and formation of funds, preparation of federal and state registration applications and ongoing filings, compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA regulations. Our work for pension funds involves complex matters in numerous investment fields, including venture capital and real estate as well as more traditional equity, bond and other investments. We also provide a broad range of legal services and planning for private pension funds.