Norton Rose Fulbright strengthens global banking and finance practice with new partner Kathrin Marchant

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its global banking and finance practice with the arrival of Kathrin Marchant who has joined as a partner in Frankfurt.

Kathrin, who is dual-qualified in Germany and England & Wales, brings extensive experience in advising a wide range of national and international clients on complex debt finance transactions, particularly in emerging markets on ECA-covered finance and commercial lender projects. In the field of ECA financing, she is widely regarded as one of the leading lawyers in Germany as noted in the latest edition of Legal 500 Deutschland.

Before joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Kathrin Marchant was a partner at Baker McKenzie.

Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel, Head of Germany, commented:

"With Kathrin's arrival, we gain a highly accomplished practitioner with outstanding emerging markets knowledge and immense technical experience. Her profile strengthens our team and expands our advisory offering, particularly for export financing, in Germany and internationally. We're delighted to welcome her to the firm."

Kathrin Marchant added:

"I'm excited to join Norton Rose Fulbright and contribute to the growth of its fantastic global agency finance team and wider banking and finance practice. The firm's international platform and strong market position provide ideal conditions to support clients in complex financial transactions both nationally and internationally. There is great potential for growth in the area of agency finance, particularly in Germany."

Norton Rose Fulbright's award-winning global agency finance team focuses on complex, multi-source financings involving export credit agencies (ECAs), development finance institutions (DFIs) and multilateral agencies. The firm's clients include not only the agencies, but also commercial banks, sponsors and developers who rely on our lawyers for innovative financing solutions across a variety of jurisdictions, including all global emerging markets.

The firm's ECA practice has worked on transactions involving almost every single ECA and it has lawyers frequently on secondment to ECAs and within ECA teams at major banks. Norton Rose Fulbright represents, and act on transactions supported by, all the major DFIs and multilateral agencies.