Finance & Restructuring

Overview

Faegre Drinker finance and restructuring attorneys work to find creative and cost-effective solutions with strategic legal counsel on the full range of financial matters, including complex financial transactions, corporate debt restructurings, and related litigation matters. We help lenders and borrowers negotiate and structure credit arrangements, and we document and facilitate the successful launch of cash flow and secured credit facilities, including those secured by unusual assets. Clients also turn to us when they are experiencing financial troubles or their borrowers, customers, or counterparties go into financial distress. We provide an integrated approach to bankruptcy proceedings, commercial workouts, refinancings, and other out-of-court debt restructurings. We also represent investors and indenture trustees in restructuring bond indebtedness both in and out of Chapter 11 proceedings, and provide counsel to investors, servicers, and other transaction parties in connection with defaulted securitization and corporate trust transactions.

Finance & Restructuring

Overview

Finance & Restructuring Segments

Insights & Events

Latest

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Finance Partner Eleni Zodiates to London, Further Strengthening Its UK Finance & Restructuring Team

Interest Rate Derivatives and Equity Derivatives

ISDA Masterclass: Derivatives Documentation

Attorney-Client Privilege, US and UK Guidance for Financial Services, and Other AI Developments

Bridging Agriculture and Energy: Leadership, Coalition-Building, and the Future of Sustainability

Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys Ranked Among Leaders in Chambers Global Guide 2026

England & Wales Litigation Brief — 2025 in Review

Transforming Agriculture and Environmental Markets with Innovation in Green Ammonia and Fertilizer

Andrew Kassner Discusses Industry Trends for CAA’s Invest: Philadelphia

ExxonMobil’s Retail Voting Program: Case Study in Private Ordering

Insights

Attorney-Client Privilege, US and UK Guidance for Financial Services, and Other AI Developments

Bridging Agriculture and Energy: Leadership, Coalition-Building, and the Future of Sustainability

England & Wales Litigation Brief — 2025 in Review

Transforming Agriculture and Environmental Markets with Innovation in Green Ammonia and Fertilizer

Andrew Kassner Discusses Industry Trends for CAA’s Invest: Philadelphia

ExxonMobil’s Retail Voting Program: Case Study in Private Ordering

UK Supreme Court Redraws the Lines: What Mitchell v Al Jaber Means for Directors

Litigation Funder Has No Interest in Debtor’s Antitrust Claims

Senate Bipartisan Draft Would Establish New Federal Regime for Digital Commodity Markets

UK Supreme Court Ruling in Motor Finance Commission Cases

Events

Past Events

Interest Rate Derivatives and Equity Derivatives

ISDA Masterclass: Derivatives Documentation

ISDA Virtual Conference: Equity Derivatives Products

Derivatives Documentation -- Overview of the ISDA Architecture; Masters, Schedules, Confirms, CSAs and collateralization; Execution and Account Agreements

Consolidation in the CDFI Industry: Risks & Rewards

News

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Finance Partner Eleni Zodiates to London, Further Strengthening Its UK Finance & Restructuring Team

Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys Ranked Among Leaders in Chambers Global Guide 2026

Faegre Drinker Announces 2026 Leadership Transitions

Faegre Drinker Announces 2026 Partner Class and Counsel Promotions

Faegre Drinker Recognized Among Top Restructuring Firms in 2025 GRR 100

Faegre Drinker Receives Three ‘Deal of the Year’ Awards From M&A Advisor

Faegre Drinker Recognized in Chambers UK 2026 Edition

The Legal 500 U.K. Recognizes Faegre Drinker’s Attorneys and Practice Areas in their 2026 Edition

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel to Mama’s Creations in Crown I Enterprises Acquisition and Related Financing

Josh Peterson Named 2025 ‘Up & Coming Attorney’ by Minnesota Lawyer

Experience

Our Experience

Senior Living Provider Sells Assisted Living and Memory Care Community

Senior Living Provider Sells Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care Community

Faegre Drinker Advises St. Ambrose University in Key Milestone toward Combination with Mount Mercy University

Senior Living Provider Refinances Minnesota Independent Living and Skilled Nursing Facility

Restructuring of Andrade Gutierrez

Creditors' Committee Receives Counsel in Creative Hairdressers, Inc. Chapter 11 Case

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Finance & Restructuring Team

Frank F. Velocci

Michael B. Abbott

Laura E. Appleby

Nicholas Antonio Argentieri

Joseph N. Argentina, Jr.

Felipe Morais Assunção

Dina B. Awshah

Adam C. Ballinger

Ian J. Bambrick

Jamis K. Barcott

Wayne Beck

Trevor J. Belden

Gary G Bellingham

Richard J. Bernard

John C. Biddle

Jim Birge

Alison J. Bure

Diego M. Carlson

Jessica R. Carlson

Susan E. Carlson

Maria J. Cho

Patrick H Corr

Kyle E. Darch

Brett D. Fallon

Megan M. Farooqui

Steven Francis