YOUR CHALLENGES
Due to its complexity, banking and capital market law as well as banking supervisory law is an extremely complex legal matter, both in terms of regulation – often determined by European standards – and the contractual relationship between credit institutions and financial service providers and their customers.
OUR SOLUTIONS
A large number of credit institutions, cooperative banks, savings banks and other financial service providers have long relied on the expertise of our banking law team, which consists of a number of specialists with many years of experience, including numerous lawyers specialising in banking and capital markets law, for all matters relating to banking and capital markets law as well as banking supervisory law. Another focus of our work is the representation of credit institutions in litigation, both in active proceedings and in the defence of claims.
OUR SERVICES
Our range of services includes in particular
in the area of banking law
- Banking contract law including drafting of contracts and terms and conditions
- Advice on complex credit and loan collateral agreements including syndicated agreements
- Handling non-performing loan commitments out of court and in court
- Legal support for lenders in reorganisation, restructuring and liquidation cases, in particular in the event of the client’s insolvency, including in the event of avoidance claims against the credit institution
- Legal advice on the design of investment products and/or their prospectuses/product information
- Defence against claims for damages, for example in cases of failed investments or prospectus liability
- Advising on bank mergers and M&A transactions of the bank, as well as advising financial institutions on transactions of their clients (e.g. with regard to their impact on the loan commitment)
- Law of co-operative banks
- Savings bank law
in the area of leasing
- Equipment leasing including preparation of leasing contracts and general terms and conditions as well as service description
- Real estate leasing including preparation of leasing contracts and general terms and conditions as well as service description
- Forfaiting and factoring
- Legal structuring of hire purchase agreements and their processing
- Legal structuring of other refinancing agreements and their processing
- Processing of leasing contracts/leasing collection
- Legal advice and support for the lessor in the customer’s insolvency proceedings
- Legal support for financial services companies on regulatory issues
- Carrying out due diligence audits etc.
In the above-mentioned matters and all other banking and financial law issues, we act for our clients both in and out of court throughout Germany and, together with our mostly long-standing co-operation partners, throughout Europe and beyond.
We look forward to hearing from you.
CONTACT PERSONS
Your team of advisors in Banking & Finance
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+49 30 253780-46 
wilhelm.bellut@snp.law 
Berlin 
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