trusted advice

Overview

Dorsey’s Corporate Trust Services practice group advises trustees, fiduciaries and other service providers involved in a wide array of financing and related transactions. As a leading law firm in the corporate trust sector, clients rely on us for day-to-day operational advice, structuring and completion of transactions, defense of litigated claims and representation and assistance in default and workout scenarios. Dorsey's Corporate Trust Services team is centered in various U.S. offices and the firm's London office. Dorsey also has deep experience in the acquisition of corporate trust businesses.

Corporate trust transactional services include:

• Advice on fiduciary responsibilities and legal compliance and risk management issues
• Municipal and corporate finance
• Structured finance
• Loan administration
• Project finance
• Escrow, depositary and custody services

Trust litigation services include:

• Default situations
• Trust instruction proceedings (TIPs)
• Legal defenses for fiduciary claims
• Litigation involving security holders, transaction parties, regulatory authorities, consumers and others
• Restructuring transactions, bankruptcy proceedings and workouts