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Thompson Coburn has a strong niche practice focused on financings guaranteed or insured by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). The firm represents borrowers and lenders, many of whom are global financial institutions, in various types of Ex-Im Bank transactions, including long- and medium-term financings, projects, securitizations and credit guarantee facilities. We have significant experience in transactions involving the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), including the establishment of country funds and the financing of hotels. Our attorneys also have broad experience in transactions guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Finance Corporation (IFC), and regional development banks like the Inter-American Development Bank and the African Development Bank.
These financings have been utilized for the construction of such diverse projects as steel and power plants in India, an aluminum factory and hospitals in Russia, hotels in Turkey and Brazil, a wireless transmission facility and a mine in Mexico, a power project in Ghana, a bottling plant in Brazil, and housing projects in South Africa, India and several Latin American countries.
Some transactions have been extremely large, such as a multibillion-dollar foreign military sales financing of jet fighters and Ex-Im Bank guaranteed loans of hundreds of millions of dollars to a large state-owned oil company. Others have been somewhat smaller, such as the documentation of numerous medium-term Ex-Im Bank guaranteed loans and dozens of transactions utilizing Ex-Im Bank insurance products. The firm has represented clients in transactions that have been supported by European, Canadian or Asian export credit agencies, and we have worked on a number of financings that were based on currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Publications
Don’t get sunk: 5 common misunderstandings when shipping cargo under government contracts
OFAC initiates 45-day wind-down of Belarus General License 2
Growing U.S.-China tensions put companies in a bind
U.S. government response in China Section 301 Master Answer continues fight
U.S., EU, and UK ease trade tensions in Boeing-Airbus dispute and temporarily halt tariffs
USTR proposes duties in response to six countries’ Digital Services Tax
Additional due diligence may be required for many exports to China
Commerce Department formally suspends most export license exceptions for Hong Kong
U.S., China ease commercial air carrier tensions
Executive Order 13936, Hong Kong, and China Section 301 Duties
Beware: It’s time to reevaluate your exports and deemed exports to Hong Kong
What importers need to know about postponed duty payments during COVID-19
Importing face masks and personal protective equipment during COVID-19
What the President’s executive order means for transactions involving the Government of Venezuela
What U.S. businesses need to know about new restrictions on Huawei and the ICT supply chain
Checklists of Foreign Countries Subject to Sanctions
NAFTA, tariffs and trade wars: Are you ready to do battle in Missouri?
Seven steps to avoid the new waves of Chinese tariffs on industrial goods
Section 232 tariffs on steel & aluminum
New law may significantly impact international trade
Summary and implications of proposed 'Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017'
Strategies for documenting vessel acquisition and financing transactions
In new litigation, Amazon takes a stronger stance on counterfeit products
Developments in aircraft and marine finance for 2016
Nevada case a reminder to foreign entities: Protect your due process rights when served
What U.S. companies need to know about their IP rights post-Brexit
U.K. now requires supply chain transparency on human trafficking risks
Doing business in California or the UK? You may be required to be a watchdog for human trafficking
Shippers, are you ready for SOLAS’ verified container weight mandate?
TPP accord faces uncertain future in Congress
New changes to U.S. design patent law
Final rules for international trade data highlight issues for routed export transaction
The Wheatley review of LIBOR: final report
Export controls and forwarder due diligence
International trade compliance: 6 basic products questions a company should answer
BIS publishes proposed rule for export control reform
BIS releases final rule implementing STA license exception
TCLE
Understanding Country of Origin
Changes to U.S. Export Control Laws
Terms of Sale, Routed Exports and Export Controls
Blog Posts
Did U.S. executive order signal trouble for EU citizen privacy rights?
What you need to know about the new EU-U.S. data transfer pact
New FDA rule places increased food safety responsibility on importers, foreign suppliers
News
Eileen Brown named managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s D.C. office
Margie Krumholz named 2019 recipient of Edward A. Groobert Award for Legal Excellence
Gain Executive Insights on trade developments with Thompson Coburn, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Cherie Bock, Ruthanne Hammett, Margie Krumholz publish article on vessel documentation
Thompson Coburn named among top 30 law firms for client service
Emily Wang Murphy appointed to Lawyers Have Heart board
Updated trade compliance materials now available
Congratulations to the new Thompson Coburn partners for 2016
Thompson Coburn returns to the U.S. Supreme Court on state sovereign immunity
Margie Krumholz elected to American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
Thompson Coburn earns eight national top-tier rankings in U.S. News ‘Best Law Firms’ survey
Shoko Naruo named to Lawyers of Color’s 2014 ‘Hot List’
Jim Slear leads webinar on ‘Navigating the Russian and Ukrainian Sanctions Maze’
Federal Maritime Commission decides administrative action over ‘split routing’
St. Louis CLE will explore intellectual property enforcement in China
Thompson Coburn files U.S. Supreme Court brief for international airline group
Margie Krumholz named the new chair of Marine Financing Committee
Scott Lane named to St. Louis Business Journal’s 30 Under 30
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