Euromoney’s IFLR 1000 2009 quotes our clients describing our service as "responsive," "calm, sensible and practical," "client-focused… providing creative solutions to complex problems," "able to put the practical aspects into consideration, and be very commercial with their advice."
These are the kinds of comments from clients that we love to hear because they reflect one of our core values — presenting clients with pragmatic solutions to achieve their commercial goals. Our finance lawyers deliver sensible and practical advice aimed at meeting clients’ needs. We work hard to understand transactions and our clients’ business so they can recognize the difference between what is legally desirable and commercially imperative.
In every transaction, standards of excellence in advising clients on legal issues is a given. What sets us apart in the eyes of our clients is our ability to bring a constructive, flexible and positive approach to the table in all our dealings with them, their customers and counterparties. We find this is one of the best ways to add maximum value.
Recently we were successful in holding together a lender group seeking to restructure a global business even though some participants did not or would not sign formal standstill agreements because we understood that there was sufficient motivation to get the deal done without it. In other cases we have advised numerous borrowers and lenders on how to deal with issues — such as costs of funds — where market standard documentation left gaps, creating uncertainty in relationships between the parties. In other cases we have devised innovative schemes to deleverage businesses to ensure clients’ investments were given the best chance to flourish in a difficult economic environment.