Financial Institutions

Intelligent legal solutions. This is Financial Institutions in focus.

Financial institutions provide global stability—supporting businesses, developing infrastructure and unlocking opportunity. 

To help them achieve this, we provide multidisciplinary legal expertise across borders and jurisdictions, supporting everything from general banking to highly structured finance and securitizations, and from restructuring and bankruptcy to high-stakes litigation. 

With a deep understanding of the highly regulated environment, we help banks, insurance companies, private lenders, private equity firms, mortgage companies and other financial institutions to manage risk, secure capital and deliver value.

Our clients provide capital and income to flow seamlessly to support growth and stability in the global economy—and this starts with carefully structured financial products. By providing consistent, reliable and forward-thinking advice, we help our clients mitigate risks, develop sustainable financing strategies and strengthen their market position. 

Clients rely on our expertise to solve their most complex challenges—from major projects and M&A to the capital markets. Rather than offering a single path forward, our lawyers provide a suite of solutions that address immediate needs and anticipate future challenges.

Combining global reach with local insight, we deliver tailored strategies based on a deep understanding of local market nuances, capital markets dynamics and evolving regulatory requirements. 

Together, we are building resilient solutions for stronger global economies.

Sector experience spans over 60 countries.

We represent over 2,000 Financial Institutions

Approximately 300 lawyers and professionals who work predominately with banks and other financial institutions.

Recent developments

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BCLP advises SatixFy on the English law aspects of its proposed acquisition by MDA Space
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BCLP Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2025
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BCLP Deal Team Advises Stifel in connection with Acquisition of Bryan, Garnier & Co.
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New partner boosts BCLP’s Energy Transition team
Awards
18 BCLP lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers Germany Ranking 2025
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BCLP Ranked in Legally Israel 100
Clients rely on us to achieve greater stability.

When it comes to building stability, our clients need advice they know they can trust. Whether they are navigating lending, transactional issues, regulatory matters or litigation, they rely on our extensive experience to help them craft seamless solutions tailored to their needs. They trust us to handle everything from corporate and supervisory matters to enforcement investigations, litigation, and risk management—all in one comprehensive team.

Over the past decade, we have assembled and cultivated experts who are dedicated to growing and protecting our Financial Institutions clients. Together, we have spent thousands of hours on countless matters to create solutions rooted in real-world insights, empowering our clients to finance, execute transactions, restructure operations and innovate without being burdened by legal complexities.

Imaginative legal solutions to cut through complexity.

Our clients’ evolving needs are met by our deep sector expertise, which allows us to build creative solutions to protect their interests in complex and uncertain macroeconomic environments.

With partners ranked highly by Chambers & Partners and recognized as “Best Lawyers” across the UK, United States, France, and Germany, we are positioned at the heart of the industry. This means clients gain access to renowned thought leaders, who share expertise and shape the future of financial institutions.

By collaborating closely with our clients and peers, we’re promoting a culture of respect, representation and belonging. This means our clients do not just benefit from solutions today; they can trust us to drive long-term value and support sustainable growth.

Big picture thinking with razor-sharp focus.

With our multidisciplinary teams spanning nearly 30 countries, we operate wherever our clients do. Our global reach, and cross-border approach to legal service delivery, means our clients benefit from the same exceptional standard of service across all their jurisdictions.

This is reflected in our high Chambers & Partners rankings across multiple regions and practice areas—including Banking and Finance, Real Estate Finance and Banking Litigation (which was recently upgraded to Band 2). We are ranked Band 1 for Asset Finance: Rail Finance, and many of our lawyers have been recognized for outstanding work in their practice areas.

Clients have praised us for our global service, highlighting our “thorough approach to client engagement,” our “highly responsive and committed” service, and our ability to “unpack complex issues and find commercial and sensible solutions.” Whatever the challenge, our teams provide the kind of solutions that are difficult to find elsewhere.

Clients rely on us to achieve greater stability.

When it comes to building stability, our clients need advice they know they can trust. Whether they are navigating lending, transactional issues, regulatory matters or litigation, they rely on our extensive experience to help them craft seamless solutions tailored to their needs. They trust us to handle everything from corporate and supervisory matters to enforcement investigations, litigation, and risk management—all in one comprehensive team.

Over the past decade, we have assembled and cultivated experts who are dedicated to growing and protecting our Financial Institutions clients. Together, we have spent thousands of hours on countless matters to create solutions rooted in real-world insights, empowering our clients to finance, execute transactions, restructure operations and innovate without being burdened by legal complexities.

Imaginative legal solutions to cut through complexity.

Our clients’ evolving needs are met by our deep sector expertise, which allows us to build creative solutions to protect their interests in complex and uncertain macroeconomic environments.

With partners ranked highly by Chambers & Partners and recognized as “Best Lawyers” across the UK, United States, France, and Germany, we are positioned at the heart of the industry. This means clients gain access to renowned thought leaders, who share expertise and shape the future of financial institutions.

By collaborating closely with our clients and peers, we’re promoting a culture of respect, representation and belonging. This means our clients do not just benefit from solutions today; they can trust us to drive long-term value and support sustainable growth.

Big picture thinking with razor-sharp focus.

With our multidisciplinary teams spanning nearly 30 countries, we operate wherever our clients do. Our global reach, and cross-border approach to legal service delivery, means our clients benefit from the same exceptional standard of service across all their jurisdictions.

This is reflected in our high Chambers & Partners rankings across multiple regions and practice areas—including Banking and Finance, Real Estate Finance and Banking Litigation (which was recently upgraded to Band 2). We are ranked Band 1 for Asset Finance: Rail Finance, and many of our lawyers have been recognized for outstanding work in their practice areas.

Clients have praised us for our global service, highlighting our “thorough approach to client engagement,” our “highly responsive and committed” service, and our ability to “unpack complex issues and find commercial and sensible solutions.” Whatever the challenge, our teams provide the kind of solutions that are difficult to find elsewhere.

Discover our latest insights

Insights
Apr 16, 2025

AIFMD II Leverage Limits and Single Borrower Exposure Restriction

AIFMD II[1]introduces substantial changes to the EU-wide regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) that was established under AIFMD. The changes cover a wide range of areas but will have a particularly significant impact on funds that originate loans. Among the new rules on loan origination activities are leverage limits and single borrower exposure limits which are particularly relevant for the use of back-leverage by private credit funds operating in the EU. These new rules will also be relevant for AIFMs in the UK managing credit funds located in the EU.
Insights
Mar 10, 2025

State Laws Present Litigation Risks for Financial Industry’s Artificial Intelligence Use

The financial industry increasingly uses artificial intelligence (“AI”) to raise business efficiencies, improve customer experience, and limit fraud and crime. However, two lawsuits leveraging existing state privacy laws and a spate of new AI-specific legislation spotlight how this use could implicate state laws and expose financial institutions to litigation.

Discover our latest insights

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Apr 29, 2025
Understanding DORA: a guide for financial entities and ICT service providers
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Apr 16, 2025
AIFMD II Leverage Limits and Single Borrower Exposure Restriction
AIFMD II[1]introduces substantial changes to the EU-wide regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) that was established under AIFMD. The changes cover a wide range of areas but will have a particularly significant impact on funds that originate loans. Among the new rules on loan origination activities are leverage limits and single borrower exposure limits which are particularly relevant for the use of back-leverage by private credit funds operating in the EU. These new rules will also be relevant for AIFMs in the UK managing credit funds located in the EU.
Insights
Mar 10, 2025
State Laws Present Litigation Risks for Financial Industry’s Artificial Intelligence Use
The financial industry increasingly uses artificial intelligence (“AI”) to raise business efficiencies, improve customer experience, and limit fraud and crime. However, two lawsuits leveraging existing state privacy laws and a spate of new AI-specific legislation spotlight how this use could implicate state laws and expose financial institutions to litigation.
Insights
Mar 05, 2025
The Evolution of German Investment Regulation
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Feb 24, 2025
New Perspectives: Legal assignments in asset-based lending
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Jan 30, 2025
AI and machine learning in financial crime compliance
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Jan 30, 2025
AI regulation in 2025: has the UK government’s wait-and-see gamble played off?
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Jan 30, 2025
Cybersecurity risks for financial services firms
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Jan 30, 2025
Fighting fraud: where does the responsibility to protect consumers lie?
"BCLP is a well-regarded firm with strong banking and finance capabilities. The firm regularly represents both regional and national clients in lending transactions and advises on financial products."

Chambers USA, 2024

"BCLP is a well-regarded firm with strong banking and finance capabilities. The firm regularly represents both regional and national clients in lending transactions and advises on financial products."

Chambers USA, 2024

"BCLP’s global network of offices makes it a popular choice for complex multi-jurisdictional financings, on which it also assists overseas banks with mid-cap transactions."

Chambers UK, 2025

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Meet our sector leaders

Naveen Vijh

Naveen Vijh

Partner and Practice Group Leader - Real Estate Finance UK, London

+44 (0) 20 3400 4536
Paul S. Donohue

Paul S. Donohue

Partner and Financial Institutions Sector Leader (US), Charlotte

+1 704 749 8949
Naveen Vijh

Naveen Vijh

Partner and Practice Group Leader - Real Estate Finance UK, London

+44 (0) 20 3400 4536
Paul S. Donohue

Paul S. Donohue

Partner and Financial Institutions Sector Leader (US), Charlotte

+1 704 749 8949