Banking and Financial Institutions

Our firm’s attorneys have extensive experience in representing clients in all aspects of commercial lending, including secured and unsecured loan structuring, negotiation and documentation, tax exempt financing, real estate and construction lending.

We have extensive experience representing financial institutions and other creditors in work out and liquidation transactions. Our services include:

• structuring sophisticated loan transactions;
• real estate and construction lending;
• commercial foreclosure actions;
• priority disputes between secured creditors;
• lender liability representation; and
• bankruptcy matters.

Our recent transactions include structuring a $25,000,000.00 revolving line of credit for real estate development projects to recovering damages on behalf of banks where lender liability has been alleged, and where the borrowers and their counsel have engaged in fraud.

We have represented the following clients in commercial matters:

• Amcore Bank, N.A.
• Associated Bank, N.A.
• First Wisconsin Bank & Trust
• JP Morgan Chase Bank
• M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank
• MidAmerica Bank
• Port Washington State Bank