Practice & Industry Groups

Banking & Finance

WLG’s Banking & Finance Practice Group consists of lawyers in our member firms who represent both domestic and foreign banks, non-bank financial institutions and quasi-financial institutions, and large and multi-national corporates on both advisory matters (regulatory, compliance, exchange control, etc.) and transactional matters (such as acquisition finance, project finance, restructuring and insolvency, structured finance, leverage finance, asset finance, funds finance and trade and export finance). They have vast experience and expertise in advising clients in cross-border matters and working with counsels from various jurisdictions.

Our member firm lawyers also work together in advising clients on the structuring of capital markets transactions, including a full range of debt and equity transactions, both in their domestic and international markets.

In addition to advising clients on both domestic and cross-border matters, this group serves as a hub for knowledge exchange on regulatory and market updates across regions and is targeted toward banking & finance, M&A, restructuring, and real estate finance lawyers.

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Member Firm News
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Member Firm News
Bahas Gramatidis & Partners, Greece, and Gianni & Origoni, Italy, teamed up to assist Enel S.p.A. in signing an agreement with Macquarie Asset Management for the sale of 50% of Enel Green Power Hellas.
Legal Update, Member Firm News, Thought Leadership
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Members
Main Contacts
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
Matthieu Taillandier Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg (352) 407-8787 matthieu.taillandier@arendt.com
Jason Ulezalka Locke Lord LLP New York, U.S.A. - New York jason.ulezalka@lockelord.com
Members
André Abrantes PLMJ Lisboa andre.abrantes@plmj.pt
Chris Armstrong Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario (416) 849-6013 carmstrong@goodmans.ca
Carolina Ascenzi D'Empaire Caracas, Venezuela +584122249105 cascenzi@dra.com.ve
Raquel Azevedo PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal raquel.azevedo@plmj.pt
David Barbour Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Dallas, U.S.A. - Texas (121) 421-3192 dbarbour@huntonak.com
Stefano Beghi Hong Kong, Italy +852 21563490 sbeghi@gop.it
Federico Benvenutto Faegre Drinker Minneapolis, U.S.A. - Minnesota +16127667304 federico.benvenutto@faegredrinker.com
James Bergin Arnold & Porter New York, U.S.A. - New York +12127205017 james.bergin@arnoldporter.com
Anina Boshoff ENSafrica Aarhus, South Africa +27822541881 aboshoff@ensafrica.com
Fernando Bracalente fernando.bracalente@stonex.com
Lučka Brunec CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Ljubljana, Slovenia lucka.brunec@cms-rrh.com
Ngoc Anh Bui VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (849) 060-2387 anh.bui@vilaf.com.vn
Stefanie Busch ENSafrica Windhoek, Namibia (481) 772-1878 sbusch@ENSafrica.com
Petra Carreira PLMJ Lisbon petra.carreira@plmj.pt
Beth Castro District of Columbia, U.S.A. - Washington, DC +12029042477 bcastro@theworldlawgroup.com
Esko Cate VILAF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (439) 877-6865 esko.cate@vilaf.com.vn
Sergio Chagoya Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico 525552795439 schagoya@s-s.mx
Alexandra Clynes Campbells Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 345 aclynes@campbellslegal.com
Maria Camila Cozzi Pires de Oliveira Dias mariacamila@suguitadias.com.br
Whitney Debevoise Arnold & Porter Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC (120) 229-4437 whitney.debevoise@arnoldporter.com
Ajitkumar Deshpande adv.ajitkumar@yahoo.com
Gonçalo dos Reis Martins PLMJ Lisboa goncalo.reismartins@plmj.pt
Yassin Ehab Al Tamimi & Company Cairo, Egypt y.ehab@tamimi.com
Hassan Elhais Dubai, United Arab Emirates hassan@professionallawyer.me
AWAD ELSHARIF Al Tamimi & Company Muscat, United Arab Emirates +96824218554 a.nourallah@tamimi.com
Gultekin Erdur info@rumelihukuk.com
María Fábrega Arias Panama, Panamá Maria.Fabrega@ariaslaw.com
Ileana Falla Greenberg Traurig, LLP Miami, U.S.A. - Florida 3055797862 fallai@gtlaw.com
Bruno Ferreira PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal (196) 705-5833 bruno.ferreira@plmj.pt
Diego Gallegos Arias San José, Costa Rica +506 4036 2843 Diego.Gallegos@ariaslaw.com
Marielle Garrigó Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +18094734545 mgarrigo@pellerano.com
Heriberto Garza C. Santamarina y Steta S.C. Monterrey, Mexico 52 81 8133 6010 hgarza@s-s.mx
Kamila Gimenez Gross Brown Asuncion, Paraguay kgimenez@grossbrown.com.py
Mariana Gonzalez Raggi +5491140415310 mgr@bruchoufunes.com
Brian Gribben Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg Brian.Gribben@arendt.com
Sigfrido Gross Brown Gross Brown Asunción, Paraguay (595) 214-4442 sigfrido@grossbrown.com.py
Franck Hamann Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg (352) 407-8782 franck.hamann@arendt.com
Rhiannon Hammond Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico 525514521401 rhiannon.hammond@s-s.mx
Ahmed Hankawi s.aziz@etihad-law.com
Muireann Hernon Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland 353-867-9239 mhernon@mhc.ie
Lisa Jones Miller & Martin PLLC Atlanta, U.S.A. - Georgia 404-962-6469 lisa.jones@millermartin.com
Jasvir Jootla Gowling WLG Birmingham, England +443707330617 jasvir.jootla@gowlingwlg.com
Akvilė Jurkaitytė Sorainen Vilnius akvile.jurkaityte@sorainen.com
Kazimieras Karpickis Sorainen Vilnius, Lithuania kazimieras.karpickis@sorainen.com
Sareena Khatkur Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario +14165974156 skhatkur@goodmans.ca
Tomas Kontautas Sorainen Vilnius, Lithuania +37052685040 tomas.kontautas@sorainen.com
Aleksi Kujanpää Castrén & Snellman Helsinki, Finland aleksi.kujanpaa@castren.fi
Kaspar Landolt CMS Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland +41442851111 kaspar.landolt@cms-vep.com
Alexandra Lasso Marin Arias Panama City, Panamá +5072821400 alexandra.lasso@ariaslaw.com
Jelizaveta Lazonen Sorainen Tallinn jelizaveta.lazonen@sorainen.com
Luis Leal PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal +351213197331 luis.saraggaleal@plmj.pt
Kristy-Anne Leith Campbells Cayman Islands +3459145813 kleith@campbellslegal.com
Kevin Lentz Arnold & Porter Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC 120-285-0633 Kevin.Lentz@arnoldporter.com
Jorge León-Orantes Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico (525) 552-7954 jleon@s-s.mx
John David Lind Miller & Martin PLLC Atlanta, U.S.A. - Georgia 404-962-6457 johndavid.lind@millermartin.com
Sebastian Linera Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 slinera@pellerano.com
Vicente Lines Arias San Jose, Costa Rica (506) 403-6281 vicente.lines@ariaslaw.com
Francisco López Santoro Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina +5443933003 flopezsantoro@alfarolaw.com
Marcelo Marchetti Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Angola (+598) 99368623 mmarchetti@guyer.com.uy
Gabrielle Marsiglia TozziniFreire Advogados Rio de Janeiro, Brazil gmarsiglia@tozzinifreire.com.br
Carlos Matos Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 cmatos@pellerano.com
Juan Salvador Mayedonchi juan.mayedonchi@gmail.com
Patrick McDonald MinterEllison Melbourne, Australia patrick.mcdonald@minterellison.com
Gustavo Mena Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 gmena@pellerano.com
Peter Misur pmisur@seznam.cz
Guillermo Moreno M. Santamarina y Steta S.C. Queretaro, Mexico +52 442 290 0292 gmoreno@s-s.mx
Tori Mowery District of Columbia, Angola (120) 290-4247 tmowery@theworldlawgroup.com
Hung Q. Nguyen VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (+84)2439348530 hung@vilaf.com.vn
Ngan Nguyen VILAF Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam ngan.nguyen@vilaf.com.vn
Tu Nguyen VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam camtu.nguyen@vilaf.com.vn
José Nicola Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay (202) 931-8503 jnicola@guyer.com.uy
Nik Azila Nik Abdullah Shearn Delamore & Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +60320272610 nik.azila@shearndelamore.com
Cian O'Daly Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland +35316147721 codaly@mhc.ie
Ma. Vanessa Dian Obando mvdobando@gmail.com
Eva Oruvee Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +372 56621084 eva.oruvee@sorainen.com
Siddanth Patil siddanth11n@gmail.com
Urania Paulino Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 upaulino@pellerano.com
Indrė Peledaite Sorainen Vilnius indre.peledaite@sorainen.com
Daniella Pellerano Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +18094734545 dpellerano@pellerano.com
Luis Pellerano Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +18094734545 lpellerano@pellerano.com
Eduardo Pellerano Nadal Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (829) 649-8699 epellerano@pellerano.com
Marcos Pereira da Fonseca marcos.pffonseca@gmail.com
Thomas Perich Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Houston, U.S.A. - Texas 7138183650 tperich@HuntonAK.com
Ines Pinto da Costa PLMJ Lisboa, Portugal +351213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Andrew Pullinger Campbells George Town, Cayman Islands 134-594-9264 APullinger@campbellslegal.com
Owais Ahmad Qadri oaqadri@gmail.com
José Ramón Ayala Santamarina y Steta S.C. Querétaro, Mexico (524) 422-9002 jayala@s-s.mx
Gregory Ramseyer DgContractorspa@Gmail.com
Judith Riordan Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland 353-161-4520 jriordan@mhc.ie
Guzman Rodriguez Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay grodriguezcarrau@guyer.com.uy
Alvaro Rojas Gross Brown Asuncion arojas@grossbrown.com.py
Pedro Roque Coelho PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal (191) 195-1020 pedro.roquecoelho@plmj.pt
Christian Rudloff Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP New York, U.S.A. - New York (121) 230-9127 crudloff@huntonak.com
Ana Sáez de Montagut Quijada Cuatrecasas Madrid, Spain ana.saezdemontagut@cuatrecasas.com
Shrinivas Sankaran Vaish Associates Mumbai, India (982) 074-8652 shrinivas@vaishlaw.com
Jessada Sawatdipong Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand +66 2009 5000 jessada.s@mhm-global.com
Thomas Sevelsted Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark (457) 227-3604 tts@bechbruun.com
Justin Sharpley Toronto justin@trustdriven.com
Ghassan Shawli galshawli@acwapower.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
Waree Shinsirikul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Angola +6620095188 waree.s@mhm-global.com
Frederick Simanjuntak Makarim & Taira S. Jakarta, Indonesia (622) 150-8083 frederick.simanjuntak@makarim.com
Peter Simo CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Bratislava, Slovak Republic +421232141414 peter.simo@cms-rrh.com
Alexander Sokolov Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg +7 495 721 3878 alexander.sokolov@arendt.com
Esteban Soto Loecken Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico (525) 552-7954 esteban.soto@s-s.mx
Matthieu Taillandier Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg (352) 407-8787 matthieu.taillandier@arendt.com
Miriam Tatu ENSafrica Nairobi, Kenya mtatu@ensafrica.com
Rita Terradas Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain rita.terradas@cuatrecasas.com
John Tilak Toronto, Canada - Ontario john@thinksuite.co
Christian Ukpe Aarhus, Angola chrisukpe@gmail.com
Jason Ulezalka Locke Lord LLP New York, U.S.A. - New York jason.ulezalka@lockelord.com
Lukrecija Urneviciute Sorainen Vilnius lukrecija.urneviciute@sorainen.com
Annemieke van der Valk ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa +27827879628 avandervalk@ensafrica.com
Benoit Vandervelde CMS Belgium Brussels, Belgium +3227436920 benoit.vandervelde@cms-db.com
Andrea Villamizar D'Empaire , Venezuela +584142194353 avillamizar@dra.com.ve
MYRALUNA VIOLANDA violandamyra@gmail.com
Chaveeporn Vithayanupong Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand chaveeporn.v@mhm-global.com
Travis Webster Campbells Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (345) - twebster@campbellslegal.com
Stephan Werlen CMS Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland +41442851111 stephan.werlen@cms-vep.com
David Wiseman Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario 4165976266 dwiseman@goodmans.ca
Karin Yamauti Hatanaka TozziniFreire Advogados Sao Paulo, Brazil kyamauti@tozzinifreire.com.br
Jonathan Young Locke Lord LLP Boston, U.S.A. - Massachusetts +1 617 239 0367 jonathan.young@lockelord.com
Igor Zaks igor@tenzor.ca