Global trade is in constant flux: credit moves, markets emerge and sanctions restrict. Expanding trade—in regions like Africa, the CIS and Asia Pacific—introduces both opportunity and risk. Through a deeply collaborative and personalized approach, our lawyers and professionals help you thrive in this integrated and growing industry.

When you engage our team, your vision becomes our shared mission. However you fit into the trade and export landscape—as a lender or syndicate arranger, development bank, export credit agency, trader, commodity off-taker or other market player—we work closely with you so that your business can flourish in any market, emerging or developed.

Wherever in the world your business reaches, we have the jurisdiction-specific knowledge you need to achieve the outcomes you desire. And with our broad experience in other areas such as corporate lending, secured lending, syndicated facilities and club deals, project finance and asset finance, no transaction is too large and no financial technique is too complicated.

Throughout these efforts, our focus always remains on you—your business needs, your business risks, your perspective and your aspirations. From cross-continent commodity transactions to complex pre-finance facilities, you’ll always have trusted, sophisticated and insightful counsel at your side.

Recognition

One Way to Trade (and Get Paid) Faster

March 12, 2014

Marc Lemieux, Counsel, is extensively quoted in Profit magazine

Insights

US implements key changes to Cuba sanctions financial transactions and travel provisions

November 13, 2017

The US government has implemented substantial changes to the rules governing trade and travel between the United States and Cuba. Dentons analyzes the amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations and Export Administration Regulations, as well as how individuals, businesses and other entities transacting with Cuban parties may be impacted.

Standby letters of credit, complying demands and the fraud exception – Court of Appeal restores certainty and commercial common sense

February 1, 2017

Our recent article "Recent cases on standby letters of credit – does the issuing bank have to pay?" considered the High Court decisions in National Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd. v. Banco Santander S.A. and Petrosaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Ltd. v. Novo Banco S.A. Court of Appeal rulings in these cases have reaffirmed essential principles relating to the need for commercial certainty.

Recent cases on standby letters of credit – does the issuing bank have to pay?

January 09, 2017

Late 2016 saw three English court rulings on whether issuing banks were obliged to pay against what, on their face, appeared to be complying demands under standby letters of credit (SBLCs).

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News and Events

Upcoming Events

Legal update seminar

London, United KingdomNovember 29, 2018

The next of our Legal Updates is scheduled to take place exactly four months before the date on which the UK is due to leave the EU.

Recent Press Releases

Dentons deal for Deutsche Bank named one of TXF's 'Perfect 10 Deals for 2015'

April 15, 2016

Dentons is pleased to announce that a recent deal it advised on has been recognised as one of Trade & Export Finance's (TXF) 'Perfect 10 Deals of the Year 2015'.

Dentons welcomes trade finance partner Celia Gardiner

June 16, 2015

Dentons is pleased to announce that Celia Gardiner has joined its Banking and Finance practice as a partner in London.  A leading commodities and trade finance partner, Gardiner joins from Watson Farley & Williams where she was a partner in the firm's  Commodities and Export Finance practice.