We work with financial institutions every day and understand the challenges you face in today’s post-financial crisis market.  As regulators and governments attempt to maintain the integrity of the financial system, a broader range of your activities are now under the spotlight. From stricter rules on capital requirements and executive compensation to increased accountability and governance — supervision and regulation permeate your industry.

At Dentons we appreciate the new risks that confront financial institutions operating in this altered setting. We can help you assess these risks and at the same time uncover your opportunities. From changing the structure and location of your businesses to acquiring new interests and restructuring existing ones, our financial institutions specialists work with you to explore these prospects and find the best way forward.

We view your success as a measure of our own, which means we commit to find practical, cost-effective solutions for you, whether meeting the challenges of innovative transactions or products, or dealing with the delicate situations that can arise in international financial markets.

Our Financial Institutions group in Europe represents many of the largest financial service providers in the world. We can advise you across the full range of international and domestic finance activities, from banking and investment banking regulation to financial services litigation and arbitration.

And when your operations require cross border assistance, rest assured. We can provide you with consistent support across the globe, through our offices located in all major financial centers. Our financial institutions lawyers in Europe combine a deep knowledge of their local markets with an international perspective, sharing knowledge and ideas with their colleagues around the world.

Partner with Dentons for dynamic and flexible service from lawyers who look out for your best interests in an ever-changing and developing global financial sector.

Look to our lawyers for effective solutions across the financial services sector including:

• Advocacy
• Banking litigation
• Capital Markets, derivatives and securities
• Consumer and mortgage finance
• Cards and payments
• Distressed situations
• Finance—asset, structured, lending and acquisition, project, real estate, trade and commodities
• Fund structuring and compliance
• Lending and acquisition finance
• Private equity
• Regulatory
• Reorganization, restructuring and insolvency
• Transactions

Recognition

Dentons wins two awards at Legalcommunity Forty under 40 Awards 2023

June 14, 2023

Italy: Dentons was named “Law Firm of the year – Team Capital Markets,” and Partner Luigi Costa was recognized as “Lawyer of the year” at the “Legalcommunity Forty Under 40 Awards 2023.”

Dentons’ Jesús Mardomingo ranked in Chambers FinTech 2020

January 23, 2020

The newest Chambers FinTech 2020, a comprehensive guide to leading FinTech professionals across the world, has granted Dentons’ Madrid-based partner Jesús Mardomingo a high Band 2 individual ranking. 

Dentons in Poland the winner of 2013 Book of Lists ranking

June 18, 2013

Dentons Poland has won the Book of Lists 2013 ranking in the Law Firm category. The honor was formally announced at a gala event on 18 June in Warsaw.

Insights

Ukraine 101: What international investors should know

May 23, 2025

Ukraine: As Ukraine continues to capture global headlines, international attention is beginning to shift from emergency response to long-term recovery and investment.

Ukrainian national bank introduces investment-linked currency liberalization to support country’s recovery

May 20, 2025

As Ukraine continues its economic stabilization and takes steps to encourage investment, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has taken another significant step toward unwinding wartime currency controls. NBU Resolution No. 53, dated May 9, 2025, just came into effect launching what the NBU calls a “stimulating currency liberalization” mechanism, designed to attract foreign capital while maintaining macroeconomic stability.

Investment Screening in the Energy Sector in the Netherlands

March 31, 2025

The two screening regimes currently active in the Netherlands may have a profound impact on companies and investments in the energy space.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises German Finance Agency on a €6 billion syndicated federal bond placement

March 17, 2025

Global law firm Dentons, with a team led by Oliver Dreher, has again advised the German Finance Agency on the successful placement of a syndicated federal bond.

Dentons advises Komerční banka on acquisition of SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic

March 7, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has advised Komerční banka, a.s. (KB), on the acquisition of a 49.9% stake in SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic s.r.o. (SGEF CR) from Société Générale Equipment Finance, S.A. (SGEF SA).

Dentons advises Komerční banka on acquisition of SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic (in Czech)

March 7, 2025

Globální právní firma Dentons poskytla poradenství Komerční bance, a.s. (KB) při akvizici 49,9% podílu ve společnosti SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic s.r.o. (SGEF CR) od Société Générale Equipment Finance, S.A. (SGEF SA).

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