Banking Operations & Administration
Barton Klugman
& Oetting: Bank of America v Hipolita
International Private Banking operations and practices
Del Tondo &
Sheehan: Bongo v. Citibank International
Credit card operations and fraud detection practices
Gibbons Lees &
Connely: Coachella Valley JPIA v Bank of America
Wire transfer process, procedures and industry practices and policies
Aguirre & Meyer:
William Dick et al v Western Trust Services et al
Custodial trustee duties and fiduciary responsibilities; bank account relationships/monitoring
Cozen & O'Connor:
Fireman's Fund Insurance v Bank of America
Signature/ endorsement verification procedures and policies; check cashing
practices
Arter & Hadden:
Regency Savings Bank v Frazee East Property Partners
Bank marketing and signage, post acquisition customer retention
Douglas Pettibone Law
Office: Gresean Industries adv Wells Fargo Bank et al
Check and wire transfer fraud; bank process, custom and practice
Frandzel and Share:
Bank Leumi adv Charles Dabby et al
Letter of credit payments and collections; rights of offset and banking practices
Gebhardt & Smith:
First National Bank of Maryland adv Kirby
Checking account payments, signature/endorsement verifications; loss protection
practices
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher:
Cryoqip v Tokai Bank
Check endorsement and deposit practices; depository bank duties and liability
Knapp, Marsh &
Jones: Bitonti v Wells Fargo Bank et al
Safe deposit box operations; access policies, practices and industry custom
Milbank Tweed Hadley
& McCloy: Morrison & Foerster adv State Stree Bank & Trust
Corporate trust disbursements; trustee functions, standards and practices
Proskauer Rose &
Goetz: Banca Del Sempione v Provident Bank of Maryland
International letters of credit documentation and interpretation, collections
custom/ practice,
Ronald Gallant Law
Office: Miller v Home Savings FSB
Bank operations policies and practices; Check cashing, signature verification
account changes
Saltzburg, Ray &
Bergman: California Commerce Bank v Duarte
Foreign exchange and currency trading; international funds transfers
Smith Bentley &
Hartnett: Stolec adv Pabich
International banking operations; Securities account vesting and characteristics
Prindle Decker &
Amaro: F & M Trust Co. Adv Grant
Conservatorship duties and fiduciary responsibilities; trust accounting and
records
Clausen Miller: Travelers
Insurance v Fulton Bank
Forged checks and endorsements review, ATM deposit practices
Garvey Schubert
& Barer: Resolution Trust Corporation v G Jacques
et al
Board/management actions/oversight in commercial and construction loans and
investments.
Tuttle & Taylor:
Resolution Trust Corporation v Baker
Board/management control and oversight of syndications, investments and new
venture
Perkins Coie: Resolution
Trust Corporation v Gillam et al
Board of Directors oversight and control of commercial real estate lending
activities
Post Kirby Noonan &
Sweat: Jones adv Thrift Guaranty Fund, FDIC
Financial viability of company, duties of disclosure to stockholders, regulatory
issues
Preuss Walker &
Shanagher: Resolution Trust Corporation v Dennerline
Board/management oversight and control of lending program, policies and personnel
Benjamin Weil &
Mezer: National American Bank v Liu
Director/officer fiduciary duties and responsibilities in bank management
and lending
Tuttle & Taylor:
Resolution Trust Corporation v Tushner et al
Board/management control, policies and prudence of investments and new businesses
U.S. Department of
Justice: U.S. adv Anchor Savings
Savings & loan management practices and appropriateness of business strategies
U.S. Department of
Justice: U.S. adv Old Stone
GAAP and regulatory accounting practices, treatment of supervisory capital
forbearances,
U.S. Department of
Justice: U.S. adv Hometown Savings
Assessment of capital compliance and business plans; GAAP and regulatory accounting
practices, treatment of supervisory capital forbearances
Hall & Baily:
Bank of America v Chrysler et al
Commercial real estate loan documentation; lender due diligence, title insurance
standards
Folger & Levin:
Shidler v Household Commercial Finance Corp
Loan guarantor underwriting practices and industry custom
Perona Langer &
Beck: Goodwin v Wimbledon Associates I et al
Land lending underwriting and approval practices and policies
Frandzel & Share:
Republic Bank v Guardian Savings/Resolution Trust Corporation
Residential loan underwriting; lender's due diligence customs and practices
Latham & Watkins:
Pasternack et al adv Miller
Truth in lending disclosures and calculations; hard money loan funding
Preuss Walker &
Shanagher: Resolution Trust Corporation v Dennerline
Commercial and construction loan underwriting and administration; lending
policies
Baker, Silberberg &
Keener: Rubin adv Axelrod et al
Toxic contamination effects on commercial real estate loan underwriting; loan
feasibility evaluation
Avner, Avner &
Heyman: Hawthorne Savings Bank adv Takaki
Loan escrow custom and practice; lender and escrow agents' fiduciary responsibilities
Browne & Woods:
Rubin adv Axelrod et al
Toxic contamination effects on commercial real estate loan underwriting; loan
feasibility
Frandzel & Share:
California Commerce Bank adv Daggett
Custom, practice and structure of subordinate loan financing, risk/reward
trade-offs
Paul Hastings Janowsky & Walker: Downey Savings v Sifferman Commercial loan underwriting
Ramseyer & Kuhlman:
La Jolla Shores Clubdominium adv Scripps Bank
Bank loan underwriting and due diligence for non profit organizations; lending
custom/ practice
Wilson, Kenna, &
Borys: Lawyers Surety Group v Tookey et al
Loan underwriting and appraisal criteria; title search and insurance requirements
Golden Law Offices:
Choice One Financial v Fidelity Federal
Credit card financing program profitability, credit scoring and credit risks
Frandzel & Share:
Universal Savings v Via Maria Homeowners Association
Lender liability; Construction lenders' functions, duties and actions; problem
loan resolution
Charlson Revich &
Williams: Hart adv. First Federal Savings Bank
Multi-family loan underwriting standards and requirements
Paul Hastings Janowsky
& Walker: Downey Savings v Boyajian
Truth-in-lending applicability; damages analysis
Aguirre & Meyer:
William Dick et al v Western Trust Services et al
Bank loan monitoring procedures and practices; lending policies and standards
Frandzel & Share:
City National Bank v Janneck
Line of Credit lending, loan approval policies and practices
Damrell Nelson Schrimp
et al: Arismendi et al adv Union Safe Deposit Bank
Insider transactions; lending practices, and regulatory issues and relationships
Frandzel & Share: Cathay Bank v Quan Business/commercial lending, loan underwriting and approval customs & practices
Ropers Majeski Kohn
& Bentley: Televideo v Wooam Data et al.
Letters of credit industry customs, practices and procedures
Blanchard Krasner &
French: People Feeders Inc. adv. IRS
Tax court opinion on corporate acquisition financeability and sources of repayment
Folger Levin &
Kahn LLP: Wentworth adv Willis
Structured financing agreement; borrower's creditworthiness and financing
alternatives
George Donaldson Law
Offices: Johnstone v First Bank NA
Large commercial credit underwriting; anti-tying regulatory requirements and
standards
Jones Vargas: Bank
of America adv Nevada Coin Mart
Troubled commercial loan workout practices; Line of credit renewals and denials
Kirkland & Ellis:
Hughes Direct TV v G.E. Capital
Consumer credit financing programs; TIL compliance; underwriting and collections
Winston & Strawn:
Chase Manhattan Bank v Bank Brussels Lambert et al
Major international loan syndications; structure, duties and fees for agent
and lead banks
Deming Law Office:
Black v Otabai Inc
Lender liability , obligations to third parties, broker standards and rights
Bain (Randolph) Law
Office of: Bank of America v Miller et al
Credit card underwriting due diligence, industry practices re: business credit
cards
Lasky Haas & Cohler:
First Republic Bank v RLI Insurance
Bank lending custom and practice re: insurance coverages and claims
Gibson Dunn
& Crutcher: Union Federal Savings adv Doyle
Construction loan administration, inspections and disbursements - retail/commercial
Frandzel & Share:
East West Federal Savings Bank adv Wong
Residential construction lending administration practices, disbursement controls/procedures
Stuart Waldrip Law
Office: First Fidelity Thrift & Loan adv Higgins
Lender liability; Construction lending and funds disbursements practices
Morris Polich &
Purdy:
Lenders Liability: Construction lender's role and actions in problem asset
marketing
Monteleone & McCrory:
Western Landscape v Bank of America, HLC Construction et al
Construction loan funding and administration customs and practices; lien releases
Pillsbury Madison &
Sutro: Manufacturers Bank v. Henry et al
Construction loan administration and inspection customs, practices and standards
Dunn (Bruce) &
Associates: Malley v Tokai Bank et al
Construction loan disbursement practices; loan payment tracking
Genson Even
Crandall & Wade: Boone v G.E. Capital Mortgage
Services Inc.
Bank loan servicing and accounting practices re: bankruptcy filings and stipulation
Frandzel & Share:
Hanmi Bank v Kim et al
Enforcement of loan guarantees, problem loan workout practices and standards
Seyfarth Shaw Fairweather:
Palm Plaza Bundy Partnership v Citibank
Major income property foreclosure practices and lenders standards of care
Evans Farber &
Cipinko: McFarlane v Great Western Bank FSB
Residential loan foreclosure procedures, problem loan practices and industry
standards
Alvarado Smith Villa
& Sanchez: Coper Fellowship adv Riviera Financial Corp.
Foreclosure practice and procedures re: large income property loans
Manatt Phelps
Phillips: M-West Mortgage v United California Savings
Bank
Forensic accounting; purchase/sale of mortgage loan servicing portfolio
Wilke Fleurie: KPMG
Peat Marwick adv Bank of America
Mortgage banking industry trends and conditions
Morrison & Smith:
Imperial Credit Industries v Marathon National Bank
Loan sale representations and warranties: enforceability, customs and practice
Lobb Cliff Heaton &
Roth: American Danatron v Joseph Insurance Services et al
Commercial liability insurance coverage; broker practices and standards of
care
Rutan & Tucker:
Imperial Credit Industries, Inc. adv Vilotti
Mortgage loan fraud detection/prevention, quality control, market conditions
and damages
FDIC : FDIC et al
adv Matrix Capital Corporation
Interpretation of mortgage servicing rights in mortgage securitizations
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp. : FDIC adv Bank United
Loan purchase due diligence standards, ARM loan interest adjustments
Sidley & Austin:
Alicante Plaza adv Anchor Bank et al
Participation loan lead-lender servicing and foreclosure management
Tuttle & Taylor:
FDIC adv. Bankers Trust
Damages assessment in REMIC losses Sub-prime loan underwriting and servicing;
Bonar Incorvaia
Glancey: Guild Mortgage Corp adv Shelton
Wrongful termination, mortgage banking accounting, administration, and organization.
James Miller Law Office:
Nelson v Farmers Insurance
Wrongful termination; duties & requirements of loan origination employees.
Damages
Lawless & Horowitz:
Funch v Santa Cruz Federal Employees Credit Union
Wrongful termination; Fidelity bond; standards of management actions and behavior
Nemecek & Cole:
Trident Financial adv Hansen
Severance compensation analysis; industry custom and practice
Thompson & Heller:
Carpenter v US Bancor
Personnel evaluation and counseling practices; standards/customs in executive
severance
Preston Gates &
Ellis: The Pacific Bank adv Eckersley
Wrongful termination; executive employment contract terms and value; industry
custom
Garvey Schubert
& Barer: Resolution Trust Corporation/ Family
Savings
Securities investments and trading; Investment policies; asset/liability management
Perona, Langer &
Beck: Burrell v Gene Morgan et al
NASD arbitration; broker duties/standards, investment disclosure/ uitability;
account churning.
Randall Johnson Law
Office: Leach Trust v H.J. Meyers, Kemper Securities et al
NASD arbitration; securities broker duties, investment suitability; account
churning
Tuttle & Taylor:
Resolution Trust Corporation v Tushner et al
Oversight, control and policies for securities investments and trading
Ward Kroll Jampohl:
Wolflick et al adv Creedon
Securities brokers standards of care; investor advice and portfolio concentration
Peter Winkelman Law
Office: Trust of Veola Nelson
Fiduciary trustee's fees
Finer, Kim & Stearns:
Fogg v Merrill Lynch
Securities broker trading standards and duties, options trading
Sidley & Austin:
City of Orange v Alabama Treasury Advisory Program
Securities fraud; settlement procedures; transaction structure and reporting
George Donaldson Law
Offices: Advantage Partners v Invesco
Valuations and damages calculations re: closed end mutual fund investments
Baker, Silberberg
& Keener: Rubin adv Axelrod et al
Toxic contamination effects on commercial real estate loan feasibility
Conkle & Olesten:
Landpac v ABQ Bank,/Resolution Trust Corp
Land Development and joint venture transactions and practices
Dimarco & Araujo:
Gold adv Heath
Resort development feasibility and financing; equity/debt financing practices
and markets
Fernando Tafoya Law
Offices: Rodriguez v Remon, Realty World et al
Real Estate brokers' duties and responsibilities
Morrison & Foerster
: Corporate Property Investors v Upscale Foods
Regional mall leasing; market conditions; damages mitigation
Musick Peeler &
Garret: Chase Manahattan Trust Co. v Bank of Amrica, et al
Commercial real estate sale/leaseback structure and terms, refinancing feasibility
Testa & Associates:
San Marcos Joint Venture v Sumitomo Bank
Commercial and ground lease issues; problem loan/foreclosure custom and practice
Alvarado Smith Villa
& Sanchez: Coper Fellowship adv adv Riviera Financial Corp.
Retrospective appraisal of large asbestos-contaminated apartment complex
Hawkins & Sofonio:
Sofonio v First American Title
Title insurance coverage; claims handling bad faith
U.S. Department of
Justice: U.S. adv Landmark Land and FDIC
Real estate appraisal practices and standards; valuations of $1 billion+ real
estate
Zilinskas & Jacobs:
Adrian v Price Waterhouse
Real estate syndications; investment unit pricing and disclosures
Mitchell, Silberberg
& Knupp: Sharps v Hamilton
Real estate development practices, nature of financing, damages assessment
Tuttle & Taylor:
FDIC v County of Los Angeles et al
Property tax levies and penalties; financing properties subject to liens
Hill Genson
Even Crandal: State Farm Insurance adv Stoykovic
Statistical issues and analysis of patterns in claim s handling
Leland A. Stark: Rene
Day v Burlage, World et al
Valuation of employment contract and damages incurred
McClung & Davis:
Thomas v Jasmine Partners
Damages assessment - fixed rate versus variable note financing