We have a proven track record of advising on export credit agency export financings, regularly advising financial institutions, export credit agencies, exporters, producers and corporate borrowers on financing solutions.
We have a proven track record of advising on export credit agency export financings, regularly advising financial institutions, export credit agencies, exporters, producers and corporate borrowers on financing solutions.
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Luka trained and qualified at another major international law firm before joining Baker McKenzie in September 2009.
Michael Foundethakis acted as the global chair of Baker McKenzie’s Banking & Finance Practice Group from May 2017 to July 2020. He currently heads Banking & Finance in Paris and continues to act as global head of Project and Trade & Export Finance for the firm. Mr. Foundethakis is highly recommended as a leading banking and finance lawyer by Chambers Global, Legal 500, JUVE and IFLR. Additionally, he was the exclusive winner of the ILO Client Choice Award 2011 in Banking for Germany and again winner of the same award in 2017 in Banking for France. A team led by Michael Foundethakis was awarded Banking, Finance & Restructuring Team of the Year at The African Legal Awards 2015.
Eric Blomme is a partner in the Banking & Finance Practice Group in the Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2015, after having acquired extensive experience in another international law firm. He is a recognised professional in the Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 legal directories.
Mark Tibberts is a partner in the North America Banking, Finance & Major Projects Practice Group in New York. Mr. Tibberts has a wide range of finance experience, including bank loans, private placements, trade finance, and Rule 144A offerings. He also has represented buyers, sellers and other participants in numerous mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving energy and infrastructure projects. Mr. Tibberts has represented the full range of energy industry participants, from traditional gas and electric utilities to commercial banks and other lenders and developers and private equity firms.
Kenneth Chua is a partner and the head of Quisumbing Torres' Employment Practice Group. He is also a member of the Financial Institutions and Technology, Media & Telecommunications Industry Groups. He participates in initiatives of Baker & McKenzie International of which Quisumbing Torres is a member firm. He is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Employment & Compensation Steering Committee. He has 23 years of experience advising clients on various labor and employment issues, including compensation and benefits, employment contract and employee handbook. Kenneth serves as the legal counsel (representing Quisumbing Torres) for the Global In-House Center Council Philippines (GICC). He sits in the Tripartite Executive Committee and the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council of the Department of Labor and Employment as representative of the employer sector. He is consistently recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Employment by the Chambers Asia Pacific, Benchmark Litigation and asialaw profiles. He is ranked Hall of Fame in Employment by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He is also among Asia Business Law Journal’s inaugural “A-List” of the Top 100 lawyers in the Philippines.
Kathrin Marchant has been working with the Banking and Finance Practice Group of the Munich, Frankfurt, Paris and London offices of Baker McKenzie since 2005. She currently serves as a member of the Firm’s Energy, Chemicals, Mining and Engineering Industry Group and the Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group.