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Banking & Finance

Adams & Reese represents the nation’s most recognizable names in the banking and financial industry. Our attorneys provide trusted counsel to clients on regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. We are at the forefront of the latest enforcement measures, consumer litigation risks, rapidly shifting technologies, and lending challenges in the ever-changing financial industry.   

INDUSTRY CLIENTS 

Institutions that manage trillions of dollars rely upon Adams & Reese to manage their most significant matters. Our client portfolio comprises over 100 banking institutions, including top global banks, national banks, private equity firms, credit unions, regional and multinational financial service entities. We collaborate daily with Fortune 500 companies and the world’s largest fintech companies.

Adams & Reese represents additional power players in the banking and finance industry, including mortgage servicers, consumer and commercial lenders, online payment processors, investors, credit card issuers, and commercial debt buying and collection professionals. Our commitment to service, legal acumen, and industry insight positions us as a trusted partner for entities across the finance spectrum.  

 INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE 

Our Chambers-USA recognized lawyers serve as counsel for large financial institutions, giving us an insight into the day-to-day issues facing the industry. Through ongoing analysis of relevant state-by-state and national regulations, along with active involvement in industry organizations, our services span litigation, lending, regulatory and compliance, payment and investment systems, electronic finance, structured finance, special servicing, and more. By way of example, our attorneys recently prepared a 50-state survey for a global financial services company, analyzing laws to enable compliance across our client’s jurisdictions.

Our comprehensive coverage of the industry is reflected in the six teams within our Financial Services practice group: Commercial Lending; Creditor's Rights/Special Assets; Estate, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation; Commercial Financial Services Litigation; Consumer Financial Services Litigation; and Regulatory/Operations.

Industry Representation

Management of a Top 5 Bank Commercial Portfolio

Adams & Reese manages a commercial portfolio of nationally syndicated credits for a Top 5 U.S. bank, with loans ranging from $10M-$200M across the South, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Work encompasses litigation and transactional tasks such as amendments and modifications to loan documents, litigation, bankruptcy representation, and collateral recovery. 

Commercial Lending

Adams & Reese represented a financial services company as lender in a senior secured credit facility to a corporate borrower. We secured by first-priority liens on ten facilities across four states, negotiating complex loan documents and conducting diligence, including lien searches, title work, and collateral review. 
 

Consumer Banking

Adams & Reese manages national portfolios of consumer regulatory, operational, and litigation claims for the world’s largest financial services and fintech clients including among the top five largest U.S. banks. Our group manages risk, mitigates and defends consumer claims in federal, state, and arbitration forums to maintain our client’s business objectives. 

Management of a Top 5 Bank Commercial Portfolio

Adams & Reese manages a commercial portfolio of nationally syndicated credits for a Top 5 U.S. bank, with loans ranging from $10M-$200M across the South, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Work encompasses litigation and transactional tasks such as amendments and modifications to loan documents, litigation, bankruptcy representation, and collateral recovery. 

Commercial Lending

Adams & Reese represented a financial services company as lender in a senior secured credit facility to a corporate borrower. We secured by first-priority liens on ten facilities across four states, negotiating complex loan documents and conducting diligence, including lien searches, title work, and collateral review. 
 

Consumer Banking

Adams & Reese manages national portfolios of consumer regulatory, operational, and litigation claims for the world’s largest financial services and fintech clients including among the top five largest U.S. banks. Our group manages risk, mitigates and defends consumer claims in federal, state, and arbitration forums to maintain our client’s business objectives. 
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