Jeff Verbin manages the firm's Phoenix office. He brings more than 30 years of legal experience to his clients.
Areas of Concentration
ˇ Corporate and business law
ˇ Real estate
ˇ Commercial and consumer lending and workouts
ˇ Financial services
ˇ Financial institution regulation
ˇ Sports and entertainment
Significant Representations
ˇ Represented the new ownership group in connection with their acquisition of the Minnesota Vikings.
ˇ Represented investor groups in connection with acquisitions of professional sports franchises.
ˇ Represented professional athletes and coaches in various business matters.
ˇ Represented a title company in acquisitions of other title/escrow companies.
ˇ Represented national restaurant franchisors/franchisees in multi-state financing transactions.
ˇ Represented clients in connection with hotel acquisitions.
ˇ Represented clients in regulated industries in connection with cease and desist actions initiated by the Attorney General's Office and regulatory authorities.
ˇ Represented financial institutions in starting de novo operations or acquiring other financial institutions.
ˇ Represented clients in connection with large loan workouts and restructurings.
Professional & Community Involvement
ˇ Board of Directors, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
ˇ Board of Directors, Anti-Defamation League
ˇ Board of Directors, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
ˇ Chairman, Arizona State Bar, Business Law Section (1988-1989)
- Chairman, Mortgage Broker/Banker Rules Committee
- Member, Opinion Letters Committee
ˇ Founding Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Equal Justice Foundation
ˇ Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section
- Committees on Negotiated Acquisitions, Commercial Financial Services, Consumer Financial Services, Uniform Commercial Code, Banking Law
- Member, Real Estate Section
ˇ Member, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Council of 100
ˇ Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
ˇ Listed, Best Lawyers "Phoenix Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Award" (2012)
ˇ Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southwest Super Lawyers (2007-2012)
ˇ Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (1999-2012)
ˇ Listed, Arizona's Finest Lawyers, Real Estate Law (2011)
ˇ Team Member, Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
ˇ Member, Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate (2010)
ˇ Listed, The Phoenix Business Journal "Power Players," Phoenix's Top 50 Influential Business Leaders (2006)
ˇ Listed, The Phoenix Business Journal "Who's Who in Law" (2006)
ˇ Recipient, The Phoenix Business Journal "Best of the Bar Award," Banking (2005)
ˇ Listed, The Phoenix Business Journal "Role - Model CEO" (October 2002)
ˇ Fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
ˇ Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
ˇ Moderator, "Buy Notes, Not Bonds - Note Buying & Selling," Turnaround Management Association, Arizona Chapter, September 2011
ˇ Author, "Looking Beyond the Interest Rate: A Guide to Obtaining the Best Loan," Arizona Business Gazette, June 26, 1997