Dechert LLP

Dechert is a leading global law firm with 21 offices around the world. We advise on matters and transactions of the greatest complexity, bringing energy, creativity and efficient management of legal issues to deliver commercial and practical advice for clients. Dechert’s global finance team acts for clients across an extraordinarily wide range of financial markets and products, including in cross-border situations. We advise issuers and underwriters on securitisation and structured finance transactions including traditional debt obligations and novel securities. We understand the nuances of specialty finance companies and other non-bank lenders, including marketplace lenders. We have extensive experience in the prime and subprime auto space working with the industry’s leading Borrowers, Issuers as well as Lenders/Initial Purchasers/Underwriters, including financing for and securitisation of specialised transportation equipment. We know the regulatory challenges fintech companies face as they stir disruptions in the financial services and banking industries, changing the way people spend, invest, and lend money. Dechert has a core team of professionals advising on the law, regulation, and practice of the development and execution of commodities and related derivative and structured transactions, products and vehicles. We have a unique perspective on the business and legal issues of primary importance to all market participants. Dechert regularly represents both buy-side and sell-side clients, including commercial and investment banks, in connection with a broad array of equity and fixed-income derivative transactions.