Thompson & Knight is a national leader in representing users and providers of capital, including domestic and foreign banks, investment banks, insurance companies, and funds. The Firm received a national ranking for Banking and Finance Law in the 2013 edition of Best Law Firms, the preeminent listing of the nation's top legal practices from the publishers of U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America®. Thompson & Knight's Finance Practice is also recognized by numerous other prestigious legal directories and league tables, including:
- The League Tables published by Loan Pricing Corporation, which ranked Thompson & Knight among the top 25 firms in the U.S. for both lender and borrower representation in 2012.
- Chambers USA 2012 by Chambers & Partners, which ranks Thompson & Knight among the top 10 firms in Texas in the Banking & Finance category. According to one client quoted by the directory, Thompson & Knight offers “a sophisticated practice with a lot of resources and experience.”
Our attorneys help clients provide or obtain financing through commercial credit facilities, private placements of equity and debt, asset securitizations, leveraged leases and other structured financings, leasing transactions, and hedging and other derivatives transactions. The Firm's clients include domestic and foreign banks, insurance companies, pension fund managers, savings and loan associations, factoring companies, and other lenders around the world, investing in a wide range of industries. We also represent borrowers in many industries, and believe that understanding both the borrower's and the lender's perspectives enhances our ability to represent any party in a finance transaction.