2024 Sponsors

With over 55 years’ experience in the legal and financial services industry and expertise in the provision of a wide range of domestic and international services, we have become a global partner to our clients with offices strategically situated to best service our clients’ needs. We offer a broad range of solutions tailored to the unique requirements of each of our clients from our main service lines: • Legal Services • Fiduciary Services • Fund Services • Regulatory & Compliance • Entity Formation & Management

Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s financial institutions on complex matters. With extensive reach across four continents, they are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the largest financial centers—New York, London and Hong Kong. Mayer Brown has one of the leading international asset finance practices, offering clients global coverage and experience across industries, asset classes and product lines. Our Asset Finance team acts for leading banks and financial institutions engaged in the financing of ships, aircraft, satellites, rolling stock, offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, airport, rail and port infrastructure, power generation and transmission, mining and construction equipment, telecommunications, manufacturing and processing equipment. We also act for project sponsors, airlines, shipping companies, managers, operators and other participants in the aviation, maritime, rail and automotive sectors, and have extensive experience in advising on the acquisition, employment, operation and disposal of assets and equipment used in these industries.

Mizuho EMEA provides corporates and institutions in the region with unparalleled access and expertise in Japan and Asia, and supports clients with their corporate and investment banking, and asset management needs. Headquartered in London and with a presence in 16 countries throughout the region, our client base includes leading corporations, financial institutions and state owned entities. We are a strategic financial partner with a focused objective of helping our clients to connect, succeed and grow. Mizuho’s presence in EMEA is an integral part of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Mizuho Financial Group is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, offering comprehensive financial and strategic services through its subsidiaries. The group has over 900 offices and 60,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. As of 31 March 2022, its total assets were US$2 trillion.

Ranked Band 1 in Chambers, Tier 1 by The Legal 500, and Tier 2 by IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate, our lawyers and practice are recognized global leaders in the structured finance industry, domestically and internationally, working across offices in the United States, London, Asia, and the Middle East, as a united team. Morgan Lewis lawyers in our Structured Transactions Practice have been key players in the structured markets, and have been since their inception. Our clients, both issuers and underwriters, are among the most highly respected global financial services institutions. We understand the evolution of structures because we were involved in many of the industry’s key firsts. We design and execute continuous offering programs. Since 2002, our lawyers have advised on over 9,500 deals with a combined value of more than $5.3 trillion, consistently leading the league tables. Our practice is on top of the quickly changing regulatory landscape. Our lawyers wrote the books that structured finance lawyers rely on: Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities and The Federal Securities Law of Asset-Backed Securities. Morgan Lewis offers partner-led teams equipped with years of experience and an acute understanding of your business objectives and how to accomplish these in the most cost-effective manner. In addition to a robust, dedicated structured transactions practice and resources, we offer and utilize key practice area expertise to support transactions, including tax, ERISA, broker-dealer, real estate, and investment company practice lawyers.