Overview » Focuses practice in the area of commercial finance » Represents creditors in defaulted loans, workouts and bankruptcy » Extensive experience representing technology companies in licensing matters in bankruptcy » Minnesota counsel to one of the largest special servicers of defaulted commercial real estate loans » Member of Oppenheimer's Policy Committee » Former Chair of Oppenheimer's Financial Services Industry Group Representative Experience » Regularly represents asset-based lenders-most recently in loans to technology companies, an apparel distributor, a receivables finance company, trucking companies, and a multi-state manufacturing company » Represents one of the country's leading technology licensing companies nationally with respect to bankruptcy matters » Regularly represents buyers of assets from bankruptcy estates » Currently represents various clients in a variety of distressed commercial real estate matters, including bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings involving hotels, residential and commercial development projects and retail malls » Represented secured creditor in bankruptcy of ethanol company in $90,000,000 loan default and bankruptcy » Represented agent in $450,000,000 financing of construction finance company Recognition Minnesota Law & Politics » "Super Lawyer" Associations & Pro Bono Minnesota State Bar Association » Bankruptcy Section » former Chair Hennepin County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Association Turnaround Management Association |