White & Case LLP

White & Case LLP has a broad finance practice in London that has built up a formidable track record in emerging markets work, not least complex trade finance transactions. Its work in high-end structured trade and commodity finance is heavily geared towards the energy sector, and it frequently acts for bank creditors, traders, exporters, sovereigns and state-owned entities, as well as prominent DFIs. Debt finance partners Christopher Czarnocki and James Hardy lead the group. Their work includes extensive advice to major corporate players in the downstream oil sector, as well as reserve-based lending and other upstream oil & gas financing transactions. Newly promoted counsel Catherine West is 'very knowledgeable and able to get things done'. The practice also draws heavily on the firm's strong  structured finance and commodity derivatives expertise to complement its upstream financing activities.