Mr Andrew Taylor > Hogan Lovells International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells International LLP has a trade and export finance practice that excels in transactional matters, including letters of credit, bills of exchange, bills of lading, and demand guarantees, and also provides an advisory service based on in-depth knowledge of underlying assets and emerging markets. Particularly noted for its expertise in receivables finance, the firm has ‘an excellent balance of expertise and judgement‘. David Leggott, who ‘consistently provides excellent advice and service, and handles negotiations with a pragmatic touch‘, and banking partner Andrew Taylor lead ‘one of the most skilled and professional teams in the market‘. Leggott advised international agri-business AMS Ameropa on a $1.1bn multi-currency revolving borrowing base facility with a syndicate of more than 20 banks. Philip Beswick is now projects counsel at Watson Farley & Williams LLP , but senior associate Daniela Barrdear concentrates on trade and commodity finance structures and ECA-backed financing for both for borrowers and bank syndicates. She worked closely with Leggott on a $300m financing to Titan Trust Bank Limited for Afreximbank.