Our Finance practice is comprised of attorneys with deep experience as Delaware counsel in these types of complex financial transactions. We have advised on tens of thousands of transactions, ranging in scope from local start-ups to sophisticated domestic and cross border financings, consistently providing timely and reliable counsel on Delaware law. Our collective experience combined with our respected position in Delaware facilitates seamless transactions and valuable representation for our national and multinational clients.

Our Services

We work closely with our client’s deal team and all related parties’ counsel to provide focused advice on the nuances of Delaware law. We also provide Delaware legal opinions as are required in the majority of these transactions. We routinely represent global financial institutions, hedge and private equity funds, and the world’s largest law firms in complex financial transactions in Delaware, including:

  • Commercial loans (asset-based, unsecured, acquisition finance)
  • Syndicated lending and participations
  • Real estate finance (construction, commercial mortgages)
  • Asset-backed securitization
  • Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs)
  • Project finance including infrastructure assets, traditional and alternative energy
  • Equipment financing and leasing including transportation assets
  • Commercial defeasance transactions
  • Tender option bonds
  • Traditional leveraged lease
  • Trust preferred securities
  • Cross-border financings and multicurrency facilities
  • Tax-exempt and municipal finance
  • Debtor-in-possession and bankruptcy-related finance
  • Distressed debt purchases and sales

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Team Leader

Ross Antonacci
Partner

A Distinctive Advantage

Our attorneys and staff are accustomed to working within tight deadlines in collaboration with a client’s advisors across the country and the world. We are known to be team players, responsive to client requests, and knowledgeable about the practical and legal considerations of complex transactions.

Case Study

Proactive Approach to Strategic Tax Planning Pays Dividends in Merger

Morris James' Tax and Transaction counsel once again produced strategic after-tax benefits navigating complex issues of federal and multi-state taxation. As lead tax, real estate, and employee benefits counsel for the Chancery-appointed Custodian of a deadlocked corporation, our comprehensive tax and transaction planning netted shareholders after-tax proceeds simulating merger consideration appreciably in excess of the offer price.

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