Finance

Modern financial transactions often involve multiple layers of complex legal, business and relationship issues. By working with experienced counsel, who have state-of-the-art familiarity with market terms, structures and techniques, clients can ensure they get the best possible deal, both financially and in terms of business flexibility.

Perkins Coie's attorneys have handled complex deals on a regular basis throughout their careers. This experience enables them to provide efficient, cost-effective insight into the terms and structures their clients can and should seek for their major financings. Our attorneys are familiar with a broad range of transaction types, including secured and unsecured loans, asset-based loans, mezzanine loans, subordinated loans, real estate loans for the acquisition, development, construction and term financing of all types of properties, conduit loans, securitization transactions, commercial mortgage-backed securities, commercial paper transactions, medium term note transactions, public finance and municipal bonds, tax credit transactions, equipment and aircraft financings, and various forms of rated debt offerings in structured finance transactions.

Our commercial finance and real estate finance attorneys have worked for significant lender and borrower clients and have substantial experience with large, involved transactions executed under significant time pressures, as well as mid-market-sized transactions. Our bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys have represented business debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, court-appointed trustees and creditors’ committees. We also represent federally insured financial institutions, pension fund administrators, asset-based lenders, trade creditors and public debt holders.

Our attorneys have the business sense to understand that each party to a transaction wishes to preserve a working relationship with the other once the transaction has completed. In each transaction, we strive to conduct negotiations in a way that preserves each party's good will while securing the best possible deal for our clients.