Elizabeth Leckie

In addition to acquisition, working capital and other corporate financings, she has deep experience in cross-border margin loan financings, especially those involving security over ADRs and GDRs, and regularly advises on complex cross-border structured finance transactions involving derivatives and repos, with a particular emphasis on issues relating to loans, loan participations and security interests. She is also actively involved in our strategic IBOR remediation advice for a number of leading US and global banks.

Elizabeth served as lead partner in our U.S. Covid-19 response, coordinating our local and global practices to deliver market-leading thought leadership and advanced delivery solutions to our clients at the onset of the pandemic. She is a Fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Counsel and a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and is noted for her contributions to understanding and education on cross-border issues in the loan market and with respect to legal opinions.

Elizabeth is also Regional Diversity and Inclusion Partner for the Americas, active locally and globally on matters affecting diversity, equity and inclusion at a policy and management level, and with hands-on experience advising and directing our many U.S. initiatives.