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Our financial institutions practice includes the representation of banks, bank-holding companies, bank trust departments, real estate investment trusts, savings and loan associations and trust companies as well as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and formerly the Resolution Trust Company. We have been involved in a number of major bank acquisitions, mergers, takeovers and divestitures which included the underwriting and public offering of common and preferred stock and debt securities in compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, state securities commissioners, the Federal Reserve System, and state banking commissioners.
Our practice includes commercial and real estate loans, lending commitments, letters of credit, participations, loan collateralizations, loan restructures and workouts, customer accounts, general regulatory matters, bank deposits and collections, trusts, safe deposits, escrow deposits, bulk transfers, assistance in complying with the requirements for transferring assets free of the rights of creditors of the seller, warehouse receipts, bills of lading and other documents of title, preparation of documents, assistance with negotiation and transfer, advice concerning liability, investment securities, and advice concerning obligations of parties involved in the transfer and negotiation of securities under the Uniform Commercial Code, design of bank forms and instruments as well as loan underwriting standards, and training of personnel in loan documentation, closing and administration.
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