Barnes & Thornburg was born from the merger in 1982. It has 19 offices, plus a satellite branch, in 14 states. 

Focusses / specialisms

Barnes & Thornburg’s presence is felt most in Indiana and Michigan, where it does notable work in banking and finance.

The firm does good work in the banking and finance practice area. The team represents lenders in loan and credit facility agreements, as well as refinancing transactions. They represent many clients in the banking and financial services industry.

Key clients

The firm has a large amount of clients in the banking and financial services industry, but they are confidential. 

Research period review: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Throughout the research period, the banking and finance team advised lenders in numerous term loan and credit facility transactions. It also worked on a couple of refinancing transactions. All of their transactions are confidential.

In terms of lateral moves, the firm brought over partners Jenni Tauzel and Jason Myers from Winstead and Hudson Advisors, respectively. Partner Michael Kaye retired and partner Patrick Sullivan left the firm as well.

Client feedback: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Banking

“Mike Campbell and his Barnes team do an excellent job from the beginning of a new relationship through and beyond close.  Mike provides great ideas to fine tune structure and amend documentation language to satisfy all parties involved.  He is a trusted, valuable partner that I know will get the job done efficiently and accurately.  Additionally his paralegal, Melissa Porter, is awesome to work with as well.  When I engage Mike to work on a new opportunity I know exactly what to expect and without surprises.”

“Comprehensive service offering with experts in various fields. Timely and responsive. Appropriate cost/value proposition.”

“Always provides sound advice, creative, flexible, and timely.”

“Works with bank and borrower’s counsel to agreeable solutions.”