Banking & Finance
Commercial banks, private equity, venture capital, credit unions, investment firms
Friday, Eldredge & Clark provides guidance and assistance to banks, broker-dealers, mortgage lenders and other providers of financial products. We offer our financial services clients a full range of legal services, including regulatory advocacy, dispute resolution, litigation and transactional support involving mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, and real estate purchases and sales.
We represent a wide range of financial institutions, including commercial and community banks, insurance carriers, consumer finance companies, mortgage lenders, and securities broker-dealers. The firm provides comprehensive legal services across regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, whole bank acquisitions, branch purchase transactions, holding company formation, and corporate reorganizations. Its experience also includes bankruptcy and foreclosure matters, banking litigation, dispute resolution, class actions, UCC and usury opinions and litigation, and lender liability defense. In addition, the firm advises clients on labor and employment matters, employee benefits and ERISA, trust and estate planning, commercial lending, tax credit financing, securities offerings and compliance, loan opinions, and asset-based and secured lending transactions, including synthetic leases, delivering practical, integrated solutions tailored to the financial services industry.
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How do I begin working with your firm if my bank or financial institution needs legal guidance?
We start with a consultation to understand your institution’s goals, regulatory framework, and immediate challenges. From there, we outline strategies tailored to your business needs.
Do you provide ongoing advisory services, or only representation in transactions and disputes?
We provide both. Many financial institutions rely on us for day-to-day compliance and governance guidance, as well as for representation in complex transactions, lending matters, or litigation.
What regulatory issues can your attorneys help us navigate?
We advise on compliance with state and federal banking laws, FDIC and OCC regulations, Dodd-Frank, consumer protection rules, and other oversight requirements critical to your operations.