Banking Law

We have served banks, bank holding companies, institutional lenders, businesses and individuals as lenders and borrowers since the inception of the firm. Ruth Schifani, chair of the Banking Practice Group, was in-house counsel for the largest bank holding company in New Mexico.

The firm has assisted clients in virtually every aspect of banking, lending and borrowing, 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
• Trustee counsel
• Workout negotiations and documentation
• Foreclosures, collections and bankruptcies of all types.

Banking Law Lawyers

• Jason Bousliman
• Dale Ek
• Dennis Falk
• William Keleher
• Margaret Meister