Finance Law
Our real estate attorneys who specialize in finance and banking law provide counsel to community, regional, and national commercial banks, financial institutions, private investors, as well as commercial and residential borrowers. We have worked with numerous financial institutions providing complex representation involving bond and securitized financing, mezzanine financing, SBA loans, and life insurance company financing. Our financial attorneys work with clients throughout the various stages of the loan process, from initial negotiations, commitment letter, due diligence, and the drafting and negotiation of loan documents through loan closing, and even loan workouts. We seek to advise our clients concerning the structure of their financial transactions, the risks associated with the transaction and the applicable federal and state regulations relating to loans in an effort to protect their interests. Our focus is to get the deal closed while providing value to our clients.
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Small Practices Not Immune from HIPAA Enforcement
by Matthew Lapointe on June 21, 2017 at 1:23 pm
Small medical practices who think they don’t need to worry about HIPAA privacy and security compliance had better think again. A 6-physician practice in the Chicago area recently paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $31,000 to settle alleged violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rules. The Center for Children’s Digestive Health, a pediatric […]
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US Department of Justice Publishes 'The Guidance' to Help Set Standards for Corporate Compliance Programs
by will on June 21, 2017 at 1:06 pm
Earlier this year, the Fraud Section of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (the “Guidance”). The Guidance set out important standards for corporate compliance plans. The Guidance also provides a checklist for corporations’ compliance programs. The DOJ recognizes that compliance plans are not a “one size fits all” […]
Our finance attorneys make a difference in many ways:
- we have successfully structured complex loan financing for interconnected residential subdivisions and large retail shopping centers;
- we provide lender representation in completing bond financing in multi-layered transactions;
- we have worked with clients in the completion of loan assumption agreements for the completion of complex commercial purchase agreements; and
- we have worked with small businesses to obtain SBA loans necessary to grow their business.
Construction
The complexities surrounding the residential and commercial construction industry require knowledge of construction contracts, construction liens, surety bonds, building codes, financing, insurance, construction defects, delays and disruptions, regulations such as OSHA and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), wage and hours laws, permitting and land use. We provide legal services in resolving disputes concerning construction law including mediation, arbitration, and trial.
Industry Resources:
Finance Law Attorneys
Matthew R. Plummer
Practice Lead & Managing Partner
Robert G. Blalock
Principal
Stephen G. Perry
Principal
Amanda C. Tullidge
Associate