Banking and Finance​

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Banking and Finance

Our Financial Services team understands the legal and business landscape in this rapidly evolving sector – we are ideally placed to help you navigate the opportunities opened up by technology and the digital world.

ALF experts provide legal counsel for some of the largest financial services providers, companies and institutions including investment advisors, broker dealers, non-bank lenders, commercial and investment banks, and government owned banks. Our dedicated team provides legal strategies that address regulatory and enforcement risks and the costs of compliance.

We help our clients contend with legal issues in banking – including restructurings, regulatory demands, and the compliance costs that have come with reform. We also advise clients on banking legal issues at higher risk and growth markets.

Our legal experts can also provide legal advice in all relevant areas, including:

  • Islamic finance
  • Cash and electronic payment systems.
  • Lending, guarantees, and bankruptcy.
  • Letters of guarantee and credit.
  • Project finance (infrastructure and other projects).
  • Compliance with anti-money laundering laws and regulations.
  • Banking litigation and enforcement.
  • Funds and investment portfolios.
  • Merger and Acquisition.
  • Corporate restructuring.
  • Debt settlement.

We have extensive expertise across a full spectrum of financial services and can provide our clients with a clear picture of the Libyan state-owned financial institutions. Our dedicated team can also provide legal advice on financial markets and consultancy to help establish financial companies and investment funds.