White & Case LLP‘s commercial lending department has a strong track record in asset-based financing mandates encompassing esoteric asset classes, including infrastructure and databases. The team boasts a portfolio of clients that includes a range of multinational commercial and investment banks, including Morgan Stanley, UBS and JP Morgan. Justin Wagstaff directs the New York-based practice, which includes Eliza McDougall, who is praised as ’a seasoned veteran’ and has over 20 years of experience in acquisition and asset-based lending, syndicated financing and project finance. Eric Leicht is a go-to for corporate finance transactions, and has a strong track record in leveraged finance. The ‘pragmatic’ Rajani Gupta is praised for her ’deep expertise’, and is a port of call for senior and unsecured facilities and refinancing mandates. David Ridley is retained to advise on acquisition financing, syndicated facilities, and is particularly well-versed in cross-border finance transactions, including those pertaining to asset classes in the healthcare and technology sectors.
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Testimonials
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- 'White & Case's bank finance team, on a global basis, provides a strong bench of highly respected counsel who have a strong client focus and an ability to organize the firm and its resources to provide up-to-date advice on a real-time basis and deliver effectively and consistently on transaction and litigation representation results.'
- 'David Ridley continues to provide outstanding service and key guidance on new issues in the direct lending and broadly syndicated loan market.'
- 'The team is a great team of advisors and a partner to us as a bank. Always give the best advice and insights.'
- 'White & Case has some excellent bank-facing attorneys. They are practical and a joy to work with, but most of all they are problem solvers.'
- 'Rajani Gupta is a star, and Eliza McDougall is a seasoned veteran.'
- 'We consider the White & Case team, including leaders David Ridley and Rajani Gupta, to be among the very best counsel. White & Case is a particular standout for balancing strong client care - being thorough, explaining the issues, and providing advocacy.'
Key clients
- BMO Capital Markets
- BNP Paribas
- Citigroup
- Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- Jefferies Finance LLC
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
- KeyBanc Capital Markets
- Morgan Stanley
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Lawyers
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Yehuda Rubel
Practice head
Justin Wagstaff
Other key lawyers
Eric Leicht; Eliza McDougall; Rajani Gupta; David Ridley