Full-service package to financial institutions
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira has a large team of lawyers specializing in the banking sector in its Commercial and Corporate Practice.
This group comprises experts in banking law who, in addition to having in-depth knowledge of the finance sector, are committed to values such as legal security, innovation, quick response and a global practice.
The lawyers in this group offer a wide range of services based on the administrative and regulatory laws that regulate entities in the banking sector, mainly banks, savings institutions and investment service companies, from various angles.
Based on this last principle, the professional practice is oriented towards finding global solutions, enabling clients to have one point of contact with the firm, and inviting them to maintain a "one-stop shop" relationship with it, which fosters an appropriate use of resources and efficient management of needs.
Advising on corporate and commercial transactions, launching products and instruments, creating vehicles or regulated companies, reorganizing financial groups, designing legal accounting solutions for credit institutions, asset capacity, the viability of instruments and projects, contractual activity, designing distribution channels, and payment methods.
Collective investment institutions, derivative financial instruments, and asset management including setting up credit, hedge, mutual and real estate funds, private equity distribution agreements, UCiTS registry, SICAV, and fund reorganizations.
Private banking activities: MiFID Policy, private banking networks, special situations—Lehman, Madoff, Islandic banks—and family offices (e.g., advising on regulated and unregulated activities, investment portfolios).
Brokerage entities: Full range of services in contractual and regulatory matters.
Corporate compliance
Supervisory process on compliance with the law for financial entities and legal audits: Money-laundering prevention, data protection, market abuse, and traditional due diligence; and corporate transactions.
Claims in services and financial products: Pre-litigation advice and banking litigation.
Assisting entities in inspection and sanction proceedings started by the supervisory authorities.
Advising national and international public authorities and providing legal information services (e.g., courses and publications).
