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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WLG Content

Thought Leadership
November 26, 2025

How are shifting capital and regulatory rules actually changing the way banks lend, borrowers negotiate, and lawyers structure deals? That question opened the recent WLG Banking & Finance Group meeting, which brought together members from Europe, the Americas, and Asia to compare how Basel III "endgame" and related reforms...
Recordings & Podcasts
April 22, 2021

Given the recent Reddit v Goliath story on Wall Street, shareholder activism is a trending topic. Leveraging the expertise and input of members from various banking, technology and regulatory backgrounds, we will discuss the legal implications, changes in how to assess clients’ risk management, and the potential fallout resulting from this new...

Member Firm Uploads

Legal Updates Canada - Ontario
February 26, 2026

Payment service providers (PSPs) that are registered with the Bank of Canada under the Retail Payments Activities Act (RPAA) must submit their annual report by March 31, 2026. In addition, PSPs that are currently on the Bank’s list of applicants may yet become subject to this requirement and should be prepared to submit a report....
Member Firm News Ukraine
February 2, 2026

CEE Legal Matters has announced the shortlist for the 2025 CEE Deals of the Year Awards, with three Sayenko Kharenko transactions making the prestigious list.
Thought Leadership Costa Rica
January 28, 2026

Main Banking and Finance proposals put forward by the leading presidential candidates in Costa Rica’s 2026 elections.
Member Firm News Spain
January 21, 2026

Cuatrecasas has advised CaixaBank on a recent securitization transaction known as “CaixaBank Consumo 7,”
Legal Updates Israel
January 21, 2026

New SEC rules will require directors and officers of foreign private issuers to report securities transactions within 48 hours, ending a long-standing exemption.