Banking and Financial Institutions

For those in search of counseling and representation in sophisticated financing matters, from either a transaction or litigation perspective, Schirrmeister Diaz-Arrastia Brem has a wealth of experience in representing money center banks, commercial borrowers, investment banks, and brokerage firms in a wide variety of engagements.

Examples of our experience include:

• Principal counsel for a money center bank in multi-million dollar tax case from inception to New York State's highest court and in securing writ of certiorari and reversal in the United States Supreme Court.
• Counsel for major investment banking firm as financial adviser to offerrors and targets in several highly publicized tender offers.
• Lead counsel for multi-state bank group in conversion of bank debt into preferred stock in public company.
• Extensive experience in Egypt in negotiating the reopening of a money center bank's office and initial loans to agencies of the Egyptian government during the early stages of Egypt's rapproachement with the West.
• Counsel for bank trust department in its capacity as indenture trustee in issuance of debt under the Trust Indenture Act and as exchange agent, depositary agent, and escrow agent in tender offers and private transactions.