Navigating the legal aspects of commercial loans, credit transactions and bankruptcy proceedings requires more than technical knowledge of governing legal codes. To move through this landscape successfully and efficiently, business relies on strategic counsel from attorneys experienced in finance, business litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities law, and more.

Read More

Navigating the legal aspects of commercial loans, credit transactions and bankruptcy proceedings requires more than technical knowledge of governing legal codes. To move through this landscape successfully and efficiently, business relies on strategic counsel from attorneys experienced in finance, business litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities law, and more. That’s why banks, lenders, creditors, borrowers, investors, and other parties depend on Dorsey. With a dedicated Banking and Commercial team, plus access to attorneys across a wide range of other relevant law disciplines, Dorsey offers clients informed, forward-looking legal advice in key areas, including:
Commercial Loans and Other Credit Transactions Restructurings and Bankruptcies Asset Acquisitions and Investments	Domestic and Foreign Bank Regulatory Matters Foreign Bank Lending and Capital Markets Activities Enforcement of remedies
Commercial Loans and Other Credit Transactions Banks, other lenders and borrowers of all sizes turn to Dorsey for help with:
Asset-based lending Acquisition financing Mortgage warehouse financing Note purchase transactions Commercial credit card agreements	Representation of agent banks International financial transactions Swap arrangements and other derivatives Commercial paper transactions Equipment leasing
Restructurings and Bankruptcies The Dorsey team helps businesses and creditors preserve value in a liquidation.
Corporate restructuring advisory services, out-of-court restructurings, foreclosures and Chapter 11 Creditors’ committees Members of creditors’ committees	Individual creditor clients: institutions, insurance companies, and tribal creditors and more Purchasers of assets from bankruptcy estates Indenture trustees
As the situation requires, Dorsey can also provide extensive litigation capability, handling preference claims, fraudulent conveyance and lender liability claims, use of cash collateral, and plan confirmation proceedings.
Asset Acquisitions and Investments Dorsey advises investors in reorganized companies and sellers and purchasers of financial assets (such as credit card and loan portfolios). Domestic and Foreign Bank Regulatory Matters State and national banks, bank holding companies, and foreign banks enlist Dorsey to manage regulatory and examination matters:
Whole bank/thrift and branch acquisitions and sales Acquisitions of finance companies and other nonbank lenders Corporate trust acquisitions New bank/thrift products OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC and OTS regulations and examinations	Bank Secrecy Act and money laundering issues State consumer law issues Domestic and foreign bank-affiliated broker-dealers (including Section 20 powers) Foreign bank entry into the U.S. by establishing state or federal branches, agencies, and offices or by acquisition
Foreign Bank Lending and Capital Markets When foreign banks enter major U.S. money and capital markets and domestic and off-shore credit facilities, Dorsey is well-positioned to assist: Commercial paper and certificate of deposit programs U.S. and EURO public and private foreign bank offerings of equity and debt securities  Domestic and offshore secured and unsecured loans, participation agreements, credit facilities, letters of credit, and other agreements related to such transactions

Back to Top