Practice Areas & Industries: Roetzel & Andress, A Legal Professional Association

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Roetzel & Andress banking and finance attorneys represent financial institutions, commercial banks, bank holding companies, merchant banks, thrifts, commercial financing and leasing companies, as well as borrowers, issuers and private equity groups in a wide variety of matters.

Representative Matters

• Represented a bank in the acquisition, construction, and sale of 100+ bank facilities
• Represented a bank as plaintiff in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) action against individuals and entities involved in bank fraud
• Prepared commercial loan documentation and closed loans for office buildings, single and multi-family development projects and shopping centers
• Prepared land acquisition and a development loan documentation for residential lots
• Represented a bank as the plaintiff in a foreclosure action, including claims of fraudulent conveyance by defendants
• Represented a bank group in connection with multiple letters of credit issued to support a $57 million series of variable rate taxable demand notes, which were issued by a multi-state manufacturing concern
• Handled multiple engagements by banks in trust litigation. These included a wide array of claims involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, and negligence
• Defended a bank against claims of fraud and conspiracy
• Represented a bank in connection with a letter of credit issued in support of $14 million principal amount of variable rate taxable demand notes issued by the developer of commercial office buildings which included five different borrowers. Collateral included mortgages on five separate properties.
• Managed all special asset work in southwest Florida for a national bank
• Represented a bank in connection with a letter of credit in support of $8 million principal amount of adjustable rate demand tax-exempt bonds issued for a nationally-affiliated 501(c)(3) organization
• Represented a bank group in connection with a letter of credit to be issued in support of $21 million principal amount of variable rate demand tax-exempt bonds issued by the Ohio Higher Education Facilities Commission for new construction at a private college
• Handled a jury trial involving a claim by a commercial bank customer alleging that the bank had wrongfully applied the proceeds of a certificate of deposit pursuant to pledge agreement to satisfy an outstanding loan
• Resolved a multimillion dollar lawsuit alleging fraud, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duties against a bank serving as corporate trustee in a real estate trust
• Obtained a dismissal with prejudice on behalf of a bank serving as corporate trustee in a large family trust, with favorable results to the bank
• Handled multiple engagements involving litigation associated with negotiable instruments and commercial paper, including trial cases involving forged endorsements and fraud
• Structured and negotiated the acquisition of the equity in a federally chartered savings and loan on behalf of a national bank
• Served as the Securities Investor Protection Corporation trustee in the liquidation of a securities firm