Key resources for in-house lawyers

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Useful resources for in-house banking and finance lawyers

Practice Note: Useful resources for in-house banking and finance lawyers contains information about the resources in Banking & Finance which in-house lawyers may find helpful when working on banking and finance transactions. It covers:

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    lending

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    security

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    guarantees and comfort letters

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    on demand guarantees/bonds and letters of credit, and

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