Exceptional Scope & Diverse Practices

When you are seeking the services of a nationally recognized law firm, you have every right to expect an extra measure of expertise, competence and professionalism. But when that firm traces its roots back almost two centuries, you expect much more.

Our financial services litigation attorneys are deeply experienced in representing clients in the financial and banking industries in regulatory, business-to-business and consumer litigation. In helping financial services clients prevent and resolve disputes, our attorneys draw on the breadth of experience and expertise of the firm. We vigorously defend our clients’ interest both inside and outside the courtroom.

From litigating class actions to negotiating workouts, our financial services clients appreciate the level of expertise we provide in both the state and federal regulatory environments. We represent all types of financial institutions, including:

• State-charted banks
• Nationally-chartered banks
• Local, regional and national banks and their holding companies (public and private)
• Mortgage lenders and originators
• Federal and state-chartered thrifts
• Insurance companies and their holding companies
• Captive insurers
• Insurance brokers
• Insurance agencies
• Third-party administrators
• Representatives and investment advisors
• Trust companies
• Brokerage firms

We help our clients resolve disputes and find solutions with customers, regulators, counterparties and others that preserve our clients’ immediate interests along with their relationships with customers, other industry participants and regulators.

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Our extensive expertise allows us to carefully and efficiently negotiate, document and close all types of financing transactions. We believe that commercial lending is more than the production of form documents or negotiation of standard changes to boilerplate clauses, and we will make sure our clients understand their rights and obligations under their loan agreements. We bring our skills and imagination to the table for the benefit of our clients in commercial lending transactions. Our goal is to create value for our clients through our industry expertise, superior work product and solid client relationships.

Our commercial finance experience includes:

• Real estate financing
• Construction financing
• Asset-based financing
• Secured and unsecured revolving and term loan facilities
• Mezzanine financing
• Multi-lender syndicated commercial lending facilities
• Aircraft financing
• Vehicle fleet financing
• Industrial development project financing and other tax-exempt financing
• Letters of credit
• Sale and leaseback transactions
• Ground lease financing
• Equipment financing, including leases
• Lending-related litigation, including lender liability defense