Banking & Commercial Lending

It pays to work with the best

Lashly & Baer, P.C. represents banks, commercial finance companies and other institutional lenders. These clients turn to us for legal counsel in structuring and documenting asset-based and cash-flow loan transactions. This includes working capital facilities, real estate acquisition and construction financing.

Our legal experience also extends into leveraged acquisitions, mezzanine loans, retail financing, vendor financing, loan restructurings, purchase order financing, equipment leasing, debtor-in-possession financing and the equity aspects of loan transactions.

In addition, we have filed amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the Missouri Bankers Association (representing the state's independent banks) on Uniform Commercial Code issues, foreclosure, bankruptcy and lender liability issues. Our lawyers also have extensive experience in syndicated credits, representing agent banks and syndicate members. Basically, when you’re dealing with money, it pays to utilize Lashly & Baer, P.C.

We regularly handle the following legal issues for our clients:

• Asset-based loan transactions
• Banks and banking
• Chartering and licensing of financial institutions
• Collateralization, transfer, and negotiation of securities under the Uniform Commercial Code
• Collections
• Conventional and asset-based lending transactions
• Credit facilities
• Documents of title
• Equipment leases
• Filing and termination of financing statements
• Fraudulent conveyances
• Interest rate swaps, caps, and collars
• Inventory financing
• Investment securities
• Lender liability actions
• Lending commitments
• Letter of credit facilities
• Leveraged lease transactions
• Loan documentation
• Loan participations and restructurings
• Mezzanine and equity financing
• Mortgage finance
• Negotiable instruments
• Participation arrangements
• Real estate and project financings
• Receivables and other asset securitization transactions
• Regulatory compliance
• Review of collateral positions
• Secured transactions
• Security agreements
• Syndicated credits
• Synthetic lease financings
• Taxable and tax-exempt bond financings
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Use, sale and lease of property