Recent Transactions
Representative Clients
- International financial institutions and banks
- Regional and community banks and financial institutions
- Trust companies
- Mortgage Bankers
- Nondepository lenders and financial service providers
- Technology service providers to the financial services industry
- Telecommunications companies
- Software developers
- Hardware/technology manufacturers
- Manufacturing businesses
- Construction contractors
- Design professionals
- Real estate developers and investors
- HOAs and other property owners
- Policyholders
- Publishing companies
- International insurance companies
- Professional services firms
- Retail companies
- Franchisors/Franchisees
- Employers of all sizes
Representative Matters and Cases Handled
Banking & Financial Institutions
- Strategic alliances and joint ventures
- Technology service agreements, software licenses, electronic commerce, and online business agreements
- Financial institution regulatory compliance
- Treasury management services, ACH, and emerging payments products
- Privacy and information security
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Lending and other commercial transactions
- Real estate acquisition and divestiture
- Business contracts and contract disputes
- Shareholder/ownership agreements
- Loan documentation
- Loan workouts
Litigation
- Defense of banks and other financial institutions
- Complex RICO claims, the developing theory of “aiding and abetting” fraud, and other types of liability in the banking context.
- Litigation involving loans and security interests
- Lender-liability claims
- Regulatory penalties
- Adverse administrative action
- Bank-versus-bank warranty claims
- Receiverships
- Litigation of claims involving forged or altered checks, misappropriation of funds, and other unauthorized account activity.
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Defending Class Action suits
- Contract and business tort litigation
- Adversary actions stemming from insolvency proceedings
- Construction litigation
- Defense of insurers and businesses in class actions and multi-jurisdictional litigation
- Product-liability and warranty cases
- Employment litigation
Corporate and General Business
- Entity formation and structuring
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Lending and other commercial transactions
- Real estate acquisition and divestiture
- Business contracts and contract disputes
- Shareholder/ownership agreements
- Employment agreements
- Employment counsel.
- Handling mergers and acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies
- Loan documentation
Insolvency & Restructuring
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- Insolvency
- Creditor’s Rights / Debtor’s Rights
- Loan workouts
Insurance Recovery
- Pursuit and procurement of benefits under general liability policies for construction defect claims, as well as claims for benefits under builder’s risk policies
- Professional liability policies
- Property and casualty policies
- E&O and D&O policies
- Surety bonds
- Title insurance policies
