State-backed finance operates within national, European and international law. Advice covers each layer, from the statute that authorises an instrument to the international rules that limit it.
Equity, loans, guarantees and insurance provided by or on behalf of the state rest on a legal basis: enabling legislation, budget authorisations, general terms and conditions and institutional documentation. Advice covers the design of that basis and its application to individual transactions.
Trade and investment support must comply with international law. Advice covers whether a measure falls within those limits and how the rules on officially supported export credits apply.
European and international rules increasingly determine how public financial instruments are structured. Advice covers their requirements and their transposition into national law and practice.
Governments and ministries, public financial institutions, international organisations, philanthropies, and corporates, banks and insurers in officially supported transactions.
Opinions and memoranda, drafting of legislation and documentation, representation before public authorities.
Advice in German and English. Where foreign law applies, together with local counsel.
Legal advice and representation only. No management or strategy consulting.
