Stephan Smoktunowicz > gunnercooke LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stephan Smoktunowicz

+44 (0) 7445 110 262 stephan.smoktunowicz@gunnercooke.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Banking & Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Stephan is an English qualified solicitor specialising in banking & finance work.

Over the last 20 years, he has helped businesses and individuals in the UK and around the world to structure, manage and complete finance transactions in a simple, effective and seamless manner.

Stephan’s experience spans across a broad spectrum of finance types. His primary focus is on listening to, understanding and achieving the commercial aims and objectives of his clients. In turn, this facilitates carefully tailored advice which is clear, concise and to the point and which helps his clients to safely navigate complex areas of risk and law.

He is passionate about the importance of professional development and life-long learning and he provides training to businesses, individuals and professional bodies on a wide range of banking & finance and legal technology related topics.

As a mentor, he has also helped in the career development of many young professionals and the growth of several leading legal technology companies.

Stephan advises on a wide range of banking & finance, and related, matters including:

• Global loans and investment grade lending
• Leveraged, acquisition, real estate and development finance
• Sustainable/ESG finance
• Receivables and supply finance
• Inventory and equipment finance
• Borrowing base lending
• Bridge and project finance
• Securitisations and bond issues
• Ancillary lending and letters of credit
• Security & guarantee packages
• Intercreditor, subordination and postponement agreements
• Loan notes and intragroup loans
• Covenant breach advice
• Amendments, accessions, consents, waivers and reservation of rights
• Security registrations and releases
• Refinancings and restructurings
• Legal opinions
• The impact and risks of key legislation on financings (e.g. the National Security & Investment Act 2021)
• The use of legal technology and associated risk issues
• Transaction structuring advice
• Contract and fatal flaw reviews
• Precedent reviews, overhauls and maintenance
• Internal guidance and briefing notes for businesses
• The creation and maintenance of playbooks and knowledge systems
• General legal advisory work including second opinions and research & analysis on complex areas of law