Banks and Banking
Our clients include borrowers, commercial banks, credit unions, savings and thrifts, and holding companies. Our firm assists depositors, lenders, and borrowers in accordance with intricate Louisiana state and Federal banking statutes and regulations. Our attorneys' banking and finance experience includes:
- Commercial Finance
- Asset-Based Lending
- Lending and secured transactions
- Loan workouts
- Mortgages and foreclosures
- Public finance
- State and municipal bonds and financing
- Venture capital
- International banking matters
- Bankruptcy.
On behalf of our bank and financial institution clients, we also defend lender liability actions in litigation involving:
- Breach of fiduciary duty, agency and good faith
- Breach of loan commitment
- Breach of trust and customers' deposits
- Class actions
- Construction liens
- Environmental liability
- Equitable set-off and estoppel
- Improvident realizations/mismanagement of assets
- Lender liability after loan default
- Money laundering
- Negligent misrepresentation and bank reference letters
- Privacy and duty of confidence
