We used Trilegal for a corporate reorganisation and the team was knowledgeable and the advice was sound. They explained the tax and regulatory angles clearly and kept us on track. The billing was a little higher than the initial estimate, which is my one reservation.
Sound corporate advice, clear explanations
Billing exceeded the initial estimate
Trilegal advised on the financing side of an infrastructure project and parts of the documentation came back with errors that we had to catch ourselves. The team seemed stretched and a couple of key clauses were inconsistent across drafts. Given the firm's reputation in this space, I expected far more care.
Knowledgeable on infrastructure financing in principle
Drafting errors, inconsistent clauses, team felt stretched
On the finance workstream Trilegal was genuinely impressive, but the dispute resolution piece felt like a different firm entirely. Some advisers were proactive and excellent while others were hard to reach. If the consistency matched the high points, this would be an easy five stars.
Strong on finance, some excellent advisers
Inconsistent quality and responsiveness across teams
Our arbitration with Trilegal was a frustrating experience from start to finish. Filings were submitted close to the deadline with little time for us to review, and the lead associate changed twice without a proper handover, so context kept getting lost. The end result was workable but the journey eroded all my confidence in the firm.
Last-minute filings, repeated changes of associate, lost context
Trilegal steered us through a multi-lender project finance transaction and the execution was flawless. They juggled the lenders, security documents and conditions precedent without a single slip, and the partner was reachable at all hours during the closing crunch. Genuinely the best finance team we've worked with.
Flawless project finance execution, partner highly accessible