Banking and Finance Law Client Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the ClientÂ’s Goals, Working with Regulators, and Developing a Transactional Strategy in a Changing Marketplace

Banking and Finance Law Client Strategies is an authoritative, insider s perspective on best practices for working with clients and regulatory agencies in today s marketplace. Featuring partners from some of the nation s leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through various aspects of banking and financing and offer strategies for building successful client relationships with both borrowers and lenders. These top lawyers reveal their advice on how to obtain key information, prepare clients to work with regulators, draft agreements and develop transaction documents, and negotiate strategically. From managing risk to understanding project goals and timelines, these authors explain important factors in getting the best results for your client in today s changing economic environment. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating a rapidly-changing area of law.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Douglas Densmore, Senior Partner, Gentry, Locke, Rakes and Moore LLP Strategies for Working with Banking Regulators

2. John D. Gillespie, Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP Equity Joint Ventures: A Practical Primer from the Developer s Perspective

3. John G. Treitz Jr. and John G. Hundley, Members, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC The New Parameters of the Commercial Lending Environment

4. Daniel C. Rodgers, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams Acting as Lender s Counsel for Ship Finance Transactions

5. Richard A. Ginsburg, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Creating Banking Documentation (and a Relationship) that Works

6. Lorie Harris Hancock, Shareholder, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC Strategies for High-Quality Representation with Financial Industry Clients

Appendices Include:

Appendix A: Sample Guaranty Sharing Provision

Appendix B: Sample Major Decision Provision

Appendix C: Sample Pari Passu and Promote Structures

Appendix D: Sample Buy-Sell Provisions

Appendix E: Project Demo Closing Checklist

Appendix F: Project Sample Structure and Funds Flow Memorandum