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General Mining Law of 1872 Does Not Preempt New Mexico's Exploration Permitting RegimeThe New Mexico Mining Commission has held that New Mexico's exploration permitting regime under the New Mexico Mining Act of 1993 is not preempted--either on its face or as applied by the Director of ...
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Banking Law Lawyers
| Ruth Schifani | Jim Houghton |
| Dale Ek | Douglas Vadnais |
| Margaret Meister | Jason Bousliman |
The firm represented clients in virtually every aspect of banking, including:
- Formation of bank holding companies, banks and branches in New Mexico
- Acquisition of banks and branches in New Mexico
- Documentation of deposit relationships
- Negotiation and documentation of complex loans, including transactions involving public financing
- Negotiation, documentation and interpretation of commercial and municipal letters of credit & liquidity facilities
- Counsel for the Bank's Private Bank and Trust Customers, including real estate matters
- Workout negotiations and documentation
- Foreclosures, collections and bankruptcies of all types
Members Ruth M. Schifani and Dale W. Ek were formerly New Mexico in-house counsel for the largest bank holding company in New Mexico
