Practice Description

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- Represents commercial bankers and borrowers in connection with credit transactions, including structuring, drafting and negotiating legal documentation for commercial loans, asset-based loans, real estate finance, trade finance, structured finance, municipal finance, healthcare finance, acquisition finance, warehouse lending and cross-border transactions.

- Represents financial institutions and other businesses in connection with payments systems, cash management and payment network matters, including: (a) drafting and negotiating wire transfer agreements, ACH agreements (including same day and direct to FRB), remote deposit capture agreements, internet banking agreements, sponsorship agreements, acquirer agreements and network agreements; and (b) problem solving with respect to controversies arising under such matters. 

- Counsels financial institutions, technology companies, importers, exporters and other businesses with respect to the rights, remedies and liabilities of such entities under applicable law and regulations, including, without limitation, the Uniform Commercial Code, Federal Reserve Regulations including, without limitation, Reg. B, E, CC, O and W, Dodd-Frank, Bank Secrecy Act and AML laws generally, Patriot Act, OFAC, Gramm–Leach Bliley Act, state breach laws, HIPAA, Check 21 and the United States Bankruptcy Code, as well as ACH Rules, PCI Standards and Visa Rules .

- Represents financial institutions and other businesses in regulatory matters directly with regulators with respect to compliance with federal and state laws, sufficiency of risk management and compliance policies and procedures, as well as corporate governance and control. 

- Represents issuers, account parties and beneficiaries of letters of credit with respect to structuring, drafting, interpreting, drawing on and paying letters of credit, negotiating letter of credit reimbursement agreements, and assisting letter of credit operations organizations in solving problems.

- Drafts and negotiates IP licenses, vendor agreements, marketing partner agreements and outsourcing agreements (both domestic and off shore) for technology companies, financial institutions and other businesses.

- Draft and negotiates leases for landlords and tenants.

- AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale Hubbell.