U.S. vs. EU Opinion Practice in Finance: Assumptions, Exceptions, Enforceability; Mitigating Opinion Giver's Risks

Mr. Bidwell is the co-chair of the Firm’s Opinions Committee. His practice is focused in the areas of international asset financing, banking, structured finance and insolvency. He represents lessees, lenders, developers, owners, underwriters and equity investors in infrastructure transactions. In addition, he represents major banks, domestic and foreign corporations, investment banks, and domestic and foreign lenders in a broad spectrum of financial transactions.

Ms. Chin is a senior lawyer in corporate and commercial financing, with an emphasis on asset-based financing transactions. Clients have benefited from her experience in capital markets, project financing and leveraged leases, these include placement agents, issuers, lenders, lessees, lessors and equity investors. Such clients seek Ms. Chin's advice on leases involving aircraft, oil-drilling equipment, satellites and other equipment, and in projects involving cogeneration, waste-to-energy, alternative energy, hydroelectric and manufacturing facilities.

Mr. Santucci chairs the Firm's Capital Markets Group and co-chairs the REITs and Real Estate M+A Group. He focuses primarily on public and private securities offerings, corporate governance, securities law compliance, cross-border transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. In his active cross-border transactional practice, he regularly advises U.S. clients in outbound investments, international joint ventures and M&A, and is particularly attuned to the multi-jurisdictional issues that arise in cross-border investments, strategic alliances and business combinations.

Ms. van Schilfgaarde is Managing Partner of NautaDutilh's New York office. She serves as Dutch counsel in a wide range of cross-border finance transactions, including asset-based lending, tech finance, acquisition finance, financial restructuring, as well as debt capital markets transactions. Ms. van Schilfgaarde represents borrowers and issuers, as well as many of the leading international banks and direct lenders.