Find Lawyers in America for Commercial Finance Law

June Basden is both an attorney and a Certified Public Accountant with 30 years of experience in commercial finance and banking law . She represents national and regional banks, financial institutions and commercial lenders in a variety of finance transactions, with a special focus on commercial lending and creditors' rights . June has extensive experience in asset-based lending, factoring, single-lender and syndicated credit facilities, loan workouts and modifications, foreclosures, bankrupt...

Julia Bernstein’s practice focuses on all aspects of the representation of lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured transactions, finance transactions involving commercial real estate, corporate finance transactions and multi-state transactions. Julia frequently issues legal opinions in connection with multi-state projects and as local counsel for transactions originated outside of Alabama secured by real property located within the state.

As a Partner and Chair of Calfee's Commercial and Public Finance practice, Karl Beus counsels and represents borrowers and lenders in corporate and financing transactions. For more than 25 years, Karl has provided legal and transactional advice to a broad group of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, commercial banks, investment banks, private equity firms, government agencies, developers and privately held borrowers in large, complex domestic and cross-border transactions such as levera...

Marc Bishop's practice is concentrated in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and general business representation. He represents operating businesses, business owners, entrepreneurs, borrowers, lenders, issuers and investors. Further, he has handled over 150 mergers and acquisitions and over 100 private equity investments, ranging from purchases and sales of small, closely held and family owned businesses to complex transactions for private and public companies involvi...

Bradley Boodt serves as counsel to some of the most successful real estate and alternative energy developers and lenders throughout Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. Experience: For over twenty-five years, Brad has advised clients in connection with the development and financing of some of the most prominent commercial real estate and renewable energy projects that have been built in the Mountain West. His clients include the developers of large master planned communities, retail centers, mul...

Richard G. Boswinkle is Partner in the firm’s Commercial Finance Practice. Mr. Boswinkle focuses his practice on SBA guaranteed loans and small business lending, real estate lending and restaurant finance. He regularly represents lenders and borrowers in connection with all types of secured and unsecured loan transactions, including mezzanine loans and affiliated equity investments. Mr. Boswinkle also represents servicers and successor borrowers in connection with defeasance and other t...

Sharon Bramlett represents financial services clients in numerous capacities. A large part of her practice focuses on consumer law, assisting both in-state and out-of-state lenders with licensure and compliance under the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code. She also serves as the South Carolina editor for Houselaw, a national publication dealing with the consumer finance industry. Sharon has been appointed by three Governors to serve on the Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit, a counci...

Libby Brewington's practice is concentrated in business law and corporate transactions. Libby represents clients in commercial loan transactions, purchases and sales of businesses, entity formation and business reorganizations, and other corporate legal issues that arise in business operations. Libby represents mezzanine lenders, venture capital funds and other investors in complex financing transactions and in making investments at every level of a company's capital structure. Libby has exte...

Timothy E. Britain is a director and shareholder of Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. in Concord, where he focuses his practice in real estate, commercial lending, land use planning and zoning, and real estate litigation. He earned his B.S. degree with distinction, in forest management from the University of Maine in 1980, and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University in 1984. Mr. Britain is a member of the Merrimack County and New Hampshire bar associations. He is currently vice cha...

Kim Brown’s practice focuses in the area of commercial transactions, including real estate finance and development, leasing, and public and private finance. Mr. Brown is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law with honors. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Business with high honors and was elected to the Beta Gamma Sigma national business honor society. Mr. Brown is a member of the Nashville Bar Association and American Bar Association with member...

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Michael Campbell co-chairs the Banking and Finance group. He advises on virtually all areas of commercial and real estate financing, including real estate and construction lending, commercial loan documentation, and tax-exempt financing. Michael is dedicated to and valued for his ability to streamline and consistently close even the most sophisticated transactions. Michael represents a wide range of regional, national and international commercial banks and credit providers in debt finance tra...

Peter Cline advises business clients at all stages of development on a variety of matters, including equity and debt financing, contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, securities, employment contracts, regulatory matters, and general corporate and commercial law. In addition, he advises his technology and intellectual capital based clients on a range of intellectual property matters, including trademark and copyright registration, protection of trade secrets, website development and ...

SETH L. COOPER is a principal of Brody Wilkinson and a member of the firm’s Business and Real Estate Groups. His areas of practice span a variety of transactional practice areas which include commercial real estate, mergers and acquisitions, lending, loan workouts, leasing, hospitality service contracts, business entity organizational matters, art law, general contract law and debtor-creditor rights. Mr. Cooper frequently plays an active role in assisting with the structure of the busin...

Christopher P. (“Chris”) Couch advises banks and other financial institutions on regulatory and operational matters as well as on compliance with banking and lending laws, rules, and regulations. He counsels national, regional, and community banks with respect to deposit operations, payment systems, treasury management products, consumer regulatory regimes, and new services offerings, including electronic and mobile banking. Chris also represents financial institutions, finance co...

Bob DiPalma has been with the firm for nearly 40 years.. Bob has a deep background in litigation, primarily litigation involving commercial transactions, having litigated more than 100 matters to final decision over the years. He has argued many cases before the Vermont Supreme Court, and several before the United States Court of Appeals (Second Circuit). His practice currently focuses on commercial finance, development, and leasing transactions. He assists institutional lenders, developers, ...

Ed Dobbs is the founder and architect of the Parker Hudson commercial finance, debt restructuring, and ADR neural services practice areas. As a result of his focus in these practice areas over his 47-year career, Ed has acquired considerable knowledge about commercial matters generally and developed extensive transactional and litigation experience. As a commercial lending attorney, Ed represents some of the largest financial institutions in the country in structuring and documenting commerci...

Diana M. Ducharme is a founding member of Cervenka Green & Ducharme LLC (CGD), a Rhode Island women-owned business law firm. She practices in the area of commercial real estate finance, development and leasing, representing a broad range of clients on a variety of projects. Diana's real estate finance practice is focused on the representation of regional financial institutions in all aspects of commercial real estate finance, including construction and term lending, participations and syn...

Lance effectively counsels a wide range of real estate clients, including real estate developers, lenders, sellers and buyers. His extensive experience includes real property acquisition, development, leasing, sales and financing. Lance has represented both owners and lenders involving residential, commercial and industrial real estate developments, financing transactions, real property sales and purchases, general property matters, including easements and leases. He has taught seminars and p...

Brian P. Farnan is a Principal at McCarthy Lebit. His practice focuses on real estate, commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, and general corporate law.Brian has extensive real estate lending experience representing lending institutions, (including banks, life insurance companies, etc.) and borrowers in the negotiation and documentation of construction, permanent, mezzanine, tax credit (historic and new markets) real estate financing and related loan restructuring/fo...

Gregg H. Fierman focuses his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, real estate and finance transactions. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/fierman-gregg-h/

Richard E. Fox counsels corporations, banks and other business entities in a variety of corporate finance and business-related transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, recapitalizations, corporate debt offerings, venture capital, New Markets Tax Credits, and related debt financings, and equity transactions. He serves as bond counsel, borrower's counsel, underwriter's counsel, and issuer's counsel in taxable and tax-exempt bond and note issues for public and private issuers...

Karl A. Freeburg has a broad-based practice in the area of corporate finance and commercial transactions. Karl's practice includes the representation of borrowers and lenders in all types of asset-based and real estate secured financings. He also has wide-ranging experience assisting clients in the documentation and negotiation of a variety of contracts. Karl brings a practical, results-oriented approach to the representation of his clients. Karl takes pride in accomplishing his clients' obje...

James Gradel, a partner in the firm's Commercial Finance and Real Estate Finance practices, has more than 25 years of experience representing institutional and private lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured debt financing transactions. He focuses his practice on senior and mezzanine financing of leveraged buyouts, construction and permanent real estate loans, multilender loan syndications and participations, intercreditor transactions, high yield note offerings, credit enhanced bond f...

Dodd is a business lawyer with a background in corporate, tax, securities and real estate law. He works with a wide range of business clients, including financial institutions, venture-backed companies, venture capital investors, and non-profit institutions. He uses a variety of financing techniques, including debt, equity, and tax-advantaged investment structures, to help clients organize, structure and capitalize their businesses. He provides advice on the design, implementation and operati...

Reed has been practicing law in the state of Florida for over 30 years. Taylor Day is honored to have his knowledge and experience in law as not only a valuable member of our team, but also by serving as a shareholder of the firm. Reed is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, which deems him an expert in construction law and litigation matters, but that isn’t the only reason clients request to work with him. Reed prides himse...

Jill Grimsley concentrates her practice in the areas of public and commercial finance and real estate. She has extensive experience representing a variety of issuers, borrowers, underwriters and trustees in tax-exempt and taxable public and private bond finance transactions. She serves as counsel to banks, financial institutions and companies on a variety of lending and transactional matters, including complex commercial, project development, and real estate. Jill has been a presenter at semi...

Patrick Guida is chair of the firm’s banking and finance practice. He has been providing legal services to institutional banking clients throughout New England for more than three decades. He previously served as in-house counsel for two major banks. He is known for his precision in complex financing transactions, often representing institutional lenders and borrowers – including major banks – in deals involving historic redevelopment, economic development bonds, and private...

Paul L. Gunn was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1983. His experience spans from real estate and commercial finance to corporate and securities, including representation of developers, lenders and title companies on commercial, multifamily and tax credit projects. Paul's legal work has earned him many honors, including The Best Lawyers in America , Chambers USA -America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Real Estate) and Mid-South Super Lawyers . Paul was also elected to fellowship in the Ame...

William B. Gwyn, Jr., is a member of the firm’s corporate practice. Bill has over thirty years of experience counseling and serving clients in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity, international transactions, joint ventures, licensing and commercial transactions. His industry experience includes software, biotechnology, communications, electronics, financial institutions, agribusiness, distribution and manufacturing, among others. He has represented...

C. Joyce Hall was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1987 and the Louisiana bar in 1995. Her experience includes commercial transactions, public finance, corporate and health care law. In 1994, Joyce was named Mississippi's Outstanding Young Lawyer and one of Mississippi's 50 Leading Business Women in 2009. She is involved in several professional and civic organizations, and following Hurricane Katrina, provided pro bono work to victims through the Mississippi Bar.

Dale Hansen is a member of the firm’s Business Section. He has significant experience with the airline industry, particularly in the area of aircraft acquisition and lease financing, maintenance agreements and general operational issues. He also specializes in corporate entity organization and structuring, partnership and corporate tax issues, as well as estate planning and administration. Mr. Hansen has been an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University Law School where he taught co...

Mike Jewesson focuses on finance and corporate securities matters, with an emphasis on the representation of borrowers, issuers, sellers, servicers, rating agencies, lenders and investors in connection with public and private issuances of asset-backed securities and commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities. In addition to his securitization experience, Mike has represented borrowers, lenders, sellers and buyers in numerous structured and conventional secured financings, including...

Deanna L. Kashdan represents lenders, arrangers, borrowers/issuers, sponsors and underwriters in various commercial finance transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, private placements and public debt offerings, project finance, leveraged buyouts, acquisition and recapitalization finance, asset-based finance, credit enhancement transactions, structured finance, mezzanine finance, reorganizations and workouts. Deanna has acted as counsel to several of the largest U.S. commercial ba...

Amy focuses on real estate development, financing, acquisition and sales, commercial leasing and construction. Her practice has an emphasis on representing lenders and owners in financing commercial portfolios, multifamily housing, senior housing and health care facilities, §1031 Exchanges and sale/leasebacks. She has worked with numerous lenders and owners to handle their agency-financing needs with loan products from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Represented b...

Michael D. Makofsky is a Principal at McCarthy Lebit. He represents diverse businesses in transactional, day-to-day industry matters including those businesses who are selling, acquiring, reorganizing, or merging. Michael assists clients in all aspects of complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A), such as structuring the transaction, performing due diligence, securing financing relationships, negotiating terms and documenting transactions. He also works closely with angel and venture capital...

Jack Manheimer is general counsel to the firm. Prior to assuming the role of GC, Jack served as leader of the Banking & Financial Services practice, and, for over 35 years, devoted his practice primarily to the representation of banks and other financial institutions in financing transactions and the workout or collection of troubled and defaulted loans. With experience handling front-end and back-end matters, Jack understands the challenges and dynamics of representing banks in their rel...

Kenneth B. Marcus has over 45 years of experience in the areas of commercial real estate law, development, finance, leasing, purchases and sales. He also has extensive experience in Hawaii business law including the formation of partnerships and limited liability companies, and corporate finance. His real property practice includes the development, acquisition, sale, financing and restructuring of hotels, office buildings and shopping centers, with particular expertise in the hotel industry. ...

Mike Moeddel has a breadth of experience in structuring and negotiating complex business transactions and representing businesses in a general counsel capacity. He has represented both publicly held and private companies in acquisitions and divestures of existing businesses. Transactions on which Mike has worked include cross-border acquisitions by publicly held companies; the sale of large family-owned enterprises to private equity firms and other sophisticated purchasers; international join...

Molly Jeffcoat Moody is a transactional attorney with practice emphases in commercial transactions and complex financing. Her work includes significant representation of borrowers and lenders in commercial loans (C&I, real estate, bonds, interest rate swaps) and developers in the development, construction, and operations of complex real estate projects (apartment complexes, manufacturing facilities, shopping centers). Molly has considerable experience with loan syndications and participat...