DLA Piper

DLA Piper is one of the largest global law firms with lawyers located in more than 40 countries/90 offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific including Japan positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients.

We achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed. We deliver consistent services across our platform of practices and sectors in all matters we undertake.

Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, Fortune 500 and the Tokyo Stock Exchange listed enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies. They include more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 or their subsidiaries. We also advise governments and public sector bodies. 

Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, Fitch Solutions, Fitch Learning and Sustainable Fitch. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

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Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins’ Structured Finance and Securitization practice comprises more 130 attorneys globally, spanning 18 offices and 10 countries. The practice represents a wide range of funds, private equity sponsors, banks, insurers, and corporate originators on the most sophisticated transactions across the globe and in key financial centres, providing cohesive, multi-jurisdictional legal counsel on all of the commercial, regulatory, insolvency, and tax law aspects of securitization and other structured finance products.

Our integrated team collaborates across our global platform to help clients structure and execute transactions at the cutting edge of market practice. The team handles a variety of public and private securitizations, structures, and asset classes, including cash and synthetic CLOs, whole business securitizations, RMBS, CMBS, auto ABS, and consumer loan ABS. Latham lawyers regularly advise on both European and US transactions, including with respect to risk retention, disclosure, credit granting, and regulatory capital requirements. Additionally, the group has significant expertise across a range of emerging and niche asset classes, including aircraft loans and leases, shipping, dealer and floor plan financing, commercial and SME loans, equipment leases, franchise receivables, distressed investments, insurance-related assets, music and publishing royalties, pharmacy and health care receivables, solar assets, trade receivables, and P2P receivables. The team’s experience encompasses a broad spectrum of industries, such as real estate, sports, infrastructure, entertainment, insurance, and fintech.

Orrick

Orrick is a leading global law firm focused on the Tech, Energy & Infrastructure, and Finance sectors. Our E&I transactional, litigation and regulatory lawyers advise on some of the most high-profile infrastructure modernization projects that propel communities across the globe and on revolutionary projects in the energy transition and energy technology space. We offer deep sector knowledge and creativity to help our clients achieve their business objectives in the areas of P3, project development and finance, complex acquisitions, dispositions and private equity investments, restructurings, dispute resolution, regulatory and proactive compliance across the energy and infrastructure spectrum.