Commercial Finance

Counseling at the Intersection of Commercial Finance and Law

Working as regional and national counsel, McGlinchey Stafford attorneys handle complex and traditional commercial finance transactions and litigation at the state and federal levels.

We negotiate and document loans secured by all types of UCC collateral, real estate, aircraft, vessels and other maritime-related rights. Our commercial finance experience includes:

Bankruptcy
Collections
Credit Enhancements Vehicles
Creditors' Rights Controversies
Defense of Lender Liability Claims
ESOP Loans
Foreclosure and Enforcement of Security Rights
Intercreditor Disputes

Letters of Credit
Leveraged Leases, Acquisitions and Lien Property Disputes
Buyouts
Organizational Structuring
REMIC Trusts
Securitizations
Structured Project Finance
UCC Compliance
Workouts

Commercial Finance Clients and Matters

Advising lenders to drilling, oil and energy companies is a significant area of our experience. McGlinchey attorneys use cross-discipline knowledge and firmwide resources to advise a range of clients, including:

Banks - Domestic and Foreign
Commercial Finance Companies
Equipment Lessors
Institutional Investors
Insurance Companies

Manufacturers
Project Finance Lenders
Securities Firms
Small Businesses
Venture Capital Companies

Representative commercial finance matters include:

Serve as local counsel for a national lender in a $100 million secured loan to an oil and gas refinery involving the subordination of eight tranches of debt aggregating $800 million.
Represent a regional lender group as lead counsel to two major sugar mills in Louisiana in a $55 million loan participation. The transaction was secured by the mills and UCC collateral, including sugarcane and sugar produced at the mills.