Finance Law
Our Finance and Banking attorneys 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 representing Bank, Trustees, Borrowers or Municipalities. Additionally, our attorneys regularly handle matters involving securitized financing, mezzanine financing, 504 and 7A SBA loans, commercial mortgage back security and life insurance company financing. Our Finance and Banking 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.
- Surviving an Economic Crisis: Potential Advantages and Disadvantages of a Chapter 11 Bankruptcyby Matthew Staggs on April 3, 2020 at 7:14 pm
Although many economic experts predicted that the economy may deteriorate in 2020, none of these experts could have foreseen the unprecedented impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on the economy. In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has caused the record breaking economy to grind to a sudden halt with many businesses having
- SBA Liquidity Assistance for Businesses – In the Form of Forgivable Loans and Non-Forgivable Disaster Loansby Jenifer Schembri on March 27, 2020 at 7:26 pm
On March 27, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the COVID-19 stimulus bill, known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748), which provides much needed assistance for small businesses.
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.
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Finance Law Attorneys
Matthew R. Plummer
Practice Group Leader & Managing Partner
Robert G. Blalock
Principal
Stephen G. Perry
Principal
Timothy S. Shaw
Principal
Amanda C. Tullidge
Principal
Clifford L. Walters, III
Principal