We represent clients across public and private markets and throughout the capital stack in a wide range of complex debt and equity transactions.
With more than 110 lawyers nationwide—and teams focused on specific industry sectors, project types, and deal structures—we are trusted advisers with a history of efficiently closing deals and delivering value to our clients as we work to achieve their business goals. Today's markets are complex and fast-moving, while individual transactions often present unique issues requiring customized solutions. Our attorneys have the legal and business skill and experience needed to address the demands of the debt and equity markets and the nuances of each deal.
We are especially skilled at handling distressed matters across our various finance practices and from various perspectives combining deal experience and market knowledge with restructuring, enforcement and bankruptcy expertise to provide comprehensive and effective legal support and solutions for troubled transactions as well as the opportunities they may present.
Chambers USA has praised our finance lawyers for their "tenacity, accuracy, resourcefulness, and diligence in getting the job done." They have described us as solutions-oriented, collaborative, and innovative.
Our team brings depth, range, and an extensive working knowledge of the challenges specific to particular industries, geographic markets, project types, and deal structures. We understand available options and incentives and the key issues that drive deals, and we are able to avoid needless and frustrating delays that can result in disruption, lost opportunities, or damaged relationships.
Many of us have worked in business, government, and banking—gaining perspectives that enable us to anticipate obstacles, understand deal dynamics, and structure effective, customized solutions.
Ballard Spahr is nationally recognized for excellence in public, infrastructure, outsourcing, and renewable energy project finance; real estate and housing finance; and middle-market M&A. BTI Consulting has ranked us in the top 15 percent of all law firms for our use of technology to add client value. And our finance lawyers play leadership roles in key industry organizations, including ACREL, ACMA, NABL, and CREF-C.
"What stands out is that they understand what we're focused on and have developed a specialized knowledge base in our area," a leading client told Chambers USA. "We can always pick up the phone and we'll get honest thoughts coming from a deep concern for building our business."
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