Cynthia C. Allner

Cynthia C. Allner concentrates on the representation of financial institutions and borrowers in matters such as asset-based lending, public finance, project finance and trade finance.

In her public finance practice, Cindy represents underwriters on project finance, continuing care retirement community and university, secondary school and charter school financings and banks purchasing bonds for the benefit of public entities and nonprofits.

Cindy also has deep experience in asset-based finance with specialized knowledge of multi-national transactions. In addition, she represents clients in credit enhancement transactions involving letters of credit and bank guarantees.

Cindy also represents many of the firm’s business clients, both publicly traded and privately owned, on corporate finance and event-driven transactions.

She has extensive involvement with the government-subsidized finance programs offered by the Export-Import Bank of the United States, foreign, federal and state government agencies and other finance and investment-related agencies of the federal and state governments.

Cindy is a former member of the firm’s board of directors and former chair of the firm’s Business Department. She served a six-year term on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Branch, serving as chairman for two years.

Cindy served as co-chairman of the Finance and Banking Practice Group of TerraLex International Legal Network and was a member of the organization’s board of directors for 15 years.