Senior Litigation Attorney, 8+ Years’ Experience

Role Overview

• Lead and manage litigation teams in complex commercial matters in federal and state courts across the United States.
• Represent banks, master servicers, special servicers, CMBS trusts, insurance companies, and other lenders in workouts of non-performing commercial real estate loans, forbearances and discounted payoffs, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, note sales, receiverships, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, and exercise of secured creditor remedies.
• Handle litigation and loan servicing matters relating to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
• Represent financial institutions and special servicers in distressed real estate loan matters and commercial property dispositions.
• Manage contested bankruptcy matters, UCC sales, mezzanine loan enforcement, and replevin actions.
• Protect lenders’ interests in loans secured by hotels, retail properties, office and industrial assets, multifamily and healthcare properties, ground leases, and pledged personal property interests.
• Defend financial institutions in lender liability actions involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, implied covenant of good faith, fraud and misrepresentation, and partnership/joint venture disputes.
• Handle complex business disputes involving contracts, franchise agreements, floorplan financing, real estate matters, and shareholder disputes.
• Represent clients in arbitration proceedings, including before the American Arbitration Association (AAA).
• Represent title insurance companies in claims involving fraudulent deeds and mortgages, quiet title actions, adverse possession, lien priority disputes, and boundary disputes.
• Represent landlords and tenants in commercial lease litigation, including ground lease disputes, evictions and holdovers, rent reconciliation disputes, reformation claims, and breach of lease actions.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active bar admission in the state of the office location (or ability to obtain promptly).
• Minimum 8+ years of complex commercial litigation experience.
• Significant experience representing financial institutions, servicers, or lenders.
• Strong background in commercial real estate litigation and secured creditor remedies.
• Experience handling contested matters in both federal and state courts.
• Experience managing cases independently and leading litigation teams.
• Excellent written and oral advocacy skills.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and client management skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to work on sophisticated, high-value litigation matters
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial team environment
• Clear path for leadership and business development growth