Bio

Nichola Foley advises on a wide range of international banking and finance matters including leveraged finance, acquisition finance, trade and asset finance, aviation finance, project finance, private placements and insolvency, restructuring and workouts. She is also an experienced fund finance practitioner and has experience in advising clients on subscription line facilities, NAV facilities and hybrid facilities. Nichola represents sponsors and their portfolio companies, borrowers and large corporates. She also frequently represents senior and mezzanine lenders ranging from large banks, non-bank direct lenders, hedge funds, private equity funds, institutional investors, corporate trustees and financial institutions. Nichola has particular expertise in cross border financing and multijurisdictional transactions across Europe, Central Asia, Asia, North America, and the Middle East. Nichola has experience advising clients across a variety of sectors including retail, energy, entertainment, infrastructure, hospitality, aviation, shipping, automotive and healthcare. More recently, Nichola has advised clients navigating their transition to alternative rates prior to the discontinuation of LIBOR and she is a member of the firm’s LIBOR Working Group. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Nichola was an associate at a leading law firm in Dublin. She is dual qualified in Ireland and England and Wales.