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The firm is actively involved in all areas of banking and finance practice. In banking, the firm handles a wide variety of matters, including formation of multi-bank holding companies, bank mergers and acquisitions, and general commercial and regulatory matters affecting the banking industry. The firm has been active in the legislative arena, including the rapidly changing area of interstate banking. Its attorneys handle all various operational needs of financial institutions, including state and federal regulatory matters, consumer law issues, employee relations, collections, bankruptcy claims, and contract and document reviews. In addition, the firm’s litigation attorneys handle a wide variety of complex commercial litigation on behalf of financial institutions. In the area of finance and transactions, firm attorneys routinely document secured and unsecured loans to commercial business enterprises. These attorneys have served as bank counsel to governmental entities and charitable organizations. They are also extensively involved in agricultural lending as well as the documentation and closing of loans secured by real property, including private and public development projects. Firm attorneys often counsel banks in the area of environmental liability. The firm’s environmental attorneys work with bank officials during all phases of loan transactions, and provide comprehensive seminars to commercial loan officers on ways to minimize environmental risks associated with such transactions. |
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