Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Prepared employment agreements and offer letters for a merger between two bank holding companies, with twenty subsidiaries collectively.
Successfully represented various financial institutions in actions by consumers alleging wrongful foreclosure, violations of the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act, the Fair Housing Act, and claims related to the proper role of the Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc. in real estate transactions.
Successfully represented various financial institutions in judicial foreclosure actions and actions on personal guaranties arising from multimillion-dollar real estate ventures, including defense of lender liability counterclaims.
Represented financial institution in federal-court action for breach of contract, fraud, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and in adversary proceeding in related bankruptcy action against the perpetrators of a credit-card scam involving a merchant account. Succeeded in obtaining judgment against one defendant for $3.9 million and judgment against another defendant for $12.7 million, including treble damages for RICO violations.
Defended financial institution in “faithless bookkeeper” check case based on common-law conversion and Uniform Commercial Code claims with respect to 570 allegedly unauthorized checks. Case settled in advance of trial after grant of partial summary judgment in favor of client.
Represented financial institution in lawsuit against former borrower to recover monies loaned.
Defended state bank in lawsuit brought by former borrower. Matter settled.
Defended national bank in lawsuit brought by former borrowers.
Expert witness in three cases involving disputes over trademark law, practice, and policy.