Best Lawyers in America for Banking and Finance Law

Matthew D. Tomback is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Matthew D. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Matthew D. Tomback since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Matthew D. Tomback is held by other lawyers.

Adam Norlander represents national and regional financial institutions in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of commercial, agented and syndicated lending transactions. His experience encompasses leveraged buyout and leveraged recapitalization loans, asset-based loans, real estate financing, letters of credit and bankers acceptance facilities, and multi-rate, multi-currency loans and facilities. He has particular experience in transactions involving borrowers in the environmental...

Agents and lenders rely on Chris Underwood to guide them through their complex secured lending transactions. Chris represents private credit funds, asset management firms, and commercial banks as agents and lenders in middle market cash-flow and asset-based credit facilities. He focuses his practice on complex domestic and international leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, and growth and expansion credit facilities across a variety of industries, including technology, he...

Kalyan "Kal" Das is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Kalyan, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kalyan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Kal Das focuses on global bank and institutional finance, structured finance, project finance, asset securitization, di...

Michael B. Odom is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning and Litigation - Real Estate. Michael B. practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Michael B. Odom since 2010. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mi...

Kevin Michael represents arrangers, agents, lenders and borrowers in connection with a variety of complex financing transactions, including term and revolving loan facilities, asset-based loan facilities, letter of credit facilities and subscription facilities. He handles the refinancing and restructuring of existing financing arrangements for a wide range of purposes and industries, including skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare faci...

Emilie R. Ninan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law and Public Finance Law. Emilie R. practices law in Wilmington, Delaware Best Lawyers has recognized Emilie R. Ninan since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Emilie R. Ninan is held by other lawyers.

Tom E. Roesser chairs the firm's Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights Practice Group. Mr. Roesser concentrates on advising financial institutions on problem loans, including loan workouts and foreclosures, bankruptcy, and lender liability issues. He served as President of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Hawai`i State Bar Association in 2005 and is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. He also concentrates in commercial ...

Van East represents clients on matters involving closely held business entities, including formations, conversions, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as restructuring ownership and control. He has represented clients in purchasing and selling a variety of businesses, including home-building, real estate development, manufacturing, and restaurant entities. Van routinely organizes limited liability companies, corporations and partnerships for a variety of business purposes, includ...

Susan Hollinger practices banking, real estate and business law in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. Her practice focuses on issues related to the financial services industry, with an emphasis on regulatory matters and transactional work. Susan is involved with real estate issues impacting banks and charitable trusts, privacy and data security issues involving financial institutions, complex commercial loan transactions and loan workouts, de novo bank formations, bank mergers, consoli...

Ms. Zelenock represents national and regional lenders, mortgage bankers and loan servicers, with emphasis on capital markets, conduit and bank financing, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily and manufactured housing lending. Ms. Zelenock has served as closing or supervising counsel for several billion dollars in commercial mortgage loans destined for securitization, including a variety of loan sizes and property types (multifamily, office, manufactured housing communities, nursing...

Mr. Finn represents lenders in secured and unsecured commercial financing transactions. He has represented commercial lenders in U.S.-dollar denominated commercial financings throughout the NAFTA region. He advises commercial banks on deposit and securities account issues related to secured lending. He has represented banks in multi-bank credit facilities, both as counsel to the lead bank and as advisor to banks participating in syndicated transactions. He also represents banks in connection ...

James M. Saffian practices principally in the areas of public finance, economic development and tax increment financing. Jim has represented issuers, borrowers, underwriters and trustees in a variety of structured public financings. In addition to regularly representing various municipalities and special purpose districts in Maine with respect to general obligation bond and revenue bond financings, Jim has also had substantial experience with complex private activity bond financings including...

Bill's practice experience encompasses the formation, regulation, and operation of banks and bank holding companies; securities offerings and reporting; mergers and acquisitions; and corporate governance matters pertaining to publicly-held companies. He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law. Prior to joining the Firm, Bill served as vice president and general counsel/corporate secretary for one of North Carolina's multi-bank holding companies.

John T. Reichert is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Financial Services Regulation Law. John T. practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Best Lawyers has recognized John T. Reichert since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which John T. Reichert is held by other lawyers.

Marina Olman-Pal is a Co-Chair of the firm’s Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice. She advises foreign and U.S. financial institutions on a broad range of regulatory matters including licensing, acquisitions, divestitures, compliance with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, and compliance with Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs. Marina counsels a wide range of companies in the financial services sector including, dom...