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James Hardy
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Partner
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Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Trade finance
(Leading partners)White & Case LLP has deep roots in emerging markets finance work, which includes high-end structured trade and commodity finance transactions. Acting for bank creditors, traders/offtakers, exporters, sellers; sovereigns and state-owned owned entities such as national oil companies, the firm has a presence across the full spectrum of transaction structures. Debt finance partners Christopher Czarnocki and James Hardy lead the group. Emerging markets specialist Hardy advised borrowers AGP Worldwide Operations GmbH and AGP Group on a $250 million secured loan financing. Czarnocki acted for Ghana’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Energy in the $750m monetisation of royalties payable to the state by companies operating in the gold commodity sector, achieved through the assignment of rights to such royalties to special purpose vehicles which will be listed on the Accra and London stock exchanges.
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
At White & Case LLP, clients appreciate ‘the exceptional combination of competence, expertise, responsiveness and friendliness which provides for an outstanding client experience‘. The firm is active in emerging markets across the globe in work streams as diverse as project finance, bond issuance, corporate transactions and sovereign-related advisory work. ‘Particularly important is their deep bench of EMEA experienced US counsel‘, among them US-qualified debt specialists Melissa Butler and Ian Clark, who work closely with English debt finance experts James Hardy and Stuart Matty. Clark handled a major liability management transaction for the the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. Project development and finance partner Mark Castillo-Bernaus, international finance partner Jason Kerr. Banking partner Christopher Czarnocki, energy partner Philip Stopford and head of the Africa group Mukund Dhar are also heavily involved in emerging market transactions. Senior associate Judith Olloh is highly recommended for energy, infrastructure and project finance. EMEA Head of Project Development and Finance Michael Watson worked with Butler and a strong team of associates to assist Sweihan PV Power Company with the refinancing of the Noor Abu Dhabi solar PV plant through $700m in green bonds. Mining and metals partner Rebecca Campbell is ‘commercially and technically brilliant‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Emerging markets London > Industry focus
- Leading partners London > Finance > Trade finance
- Trade finance London > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Finance > Trade finance
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > High yield
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax