{"id":92,"date":"2014-02-23T22:39:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T22:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/?p=92"},"modified":"2022-09-23T20:16:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:16:20","slug":"finance-lending-banking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/23\/finance-lending-banking\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance, Lending &#038; Banking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Combining expertise in lending with innovative legal solutions<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The Finance, Lending &amp; Banking attorneys at Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson understand the business of banking, the complexities of commercial and real estate finance and the importance of accomplishing our clients\u2019 most pressing business objectives in an efficient manner while mitigating risk. Our team of dedicated Finance, Lending &amp; Banking attorneys have more than 150 years of experience in commercial and real estate lending to deliver to our clients the expertise derived from thousands of transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We staff our projects with small teams of great lawyers, formed around one single point of contact through the life of the transaction. When the need arises, we draw on the resources of our other specialized practice groups\u2013Loan Restructuring, Workout and Bankruptcy, Real Estate, and others\u2013to help our clients take advantage of the latest legal and financial innovations.<\/p>\n<p>With a well-earned and widely-recognized reputation for deftly handling complex matters, we regularly represent some of the nation\u2019s largest financial institutions, as well as state and local banks, insurance companies, commercial finance companies, and select borrowers in lending transactions of every type, including commercial loans, real estate loans, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, asset-based loans, revolving credit loans, mezzanine financings, lines of credit, LIHTC, Historic Tax Credit and New Markets Tax Credit transactions, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>The Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson Finance, Lending and Banking team can successfully guide you through the complexities of lending while anticipating challenges and applying practical solutions throughout every phase, in every project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"attorney_line\"><\/div>\n<h5>Attorneys Practicing in Finance, Lending &amp; Banking<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Rachel J. Elvester\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/rachel-j-elvester\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-297\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Elvester_Rachel_342.jpg\" alt=\"Elvester_Rachel_342\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Rachel (Elvester) Bristow<br \/>\nShareholder<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Steven C. Cox\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/steven-c-cox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-717\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cox_Steve_377.jpg\" alt=\"Cox_Steve_377\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Steven Cox<br \/>\nShareholder<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Amanda J. Diedrich\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/amanda-j-diedrich\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-717\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Amanda_Diedrich-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Cox_Steve_377\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Amanda Diedrich<br \/>\nAssociate<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Rory O. Duggan\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/rory-o-duggan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-293\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Duggan_Rory_510.jpg\" alt=\"Duggan_Rory_510\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Rory Duggan<br \/>\nShareholder<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Gary C. Eidson\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/gary-c-eidson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-296\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Eidson_Gary_0371.jpg\" alt=\"Eidson_Gary_037\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Gary Eidson<br \/>\nOf Counsel<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Jeffrey W. Jones\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/jeffrey-w-jones\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-315\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jones_Jeff_2681.jpg\" alt=\"Jones_Jeff_268\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Jeffrey Jones<br \/>\nShareholder<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Frederick H. Ladner\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/frederick-h-ladner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-714\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Ladner_Fred_2341.jpg\" alt=\"Ladner_Fred_234\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Frederick Ladner<br \/>\nShareholder<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Kenzie M. Longren\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/kenzie-m-longren\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-714\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kenzie-Longren-small.jpg\" alt=\"Longren_Kenzie_234\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Kenzie Longren<br \/>\nShareholder<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Erinn B. Valine\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/erinn-b-valine\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-714\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Erin-Valine-small.jpg\" alt=\"Longren_Kenzie_234\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Erinn Valine<br \/>\nAssociate<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Katie A. Welsch\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/katie-welsch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-325\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Welsch_Katie_3251.jpg\" alt=\"Welsch_Katie_325\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Katie Welsch<br \/>\nShareholder<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Mark W. Westra\" href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/mark-w-westra\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-715\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Westra_Mark_467.jpg\" alt=\"Westra_Mark_467\" width=\"84\" height=\"54\" \/>Mark Westra<br \/>\nOf Counsel<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combining expertise in lending with innovative legal solutions The Finance, Lending &amp; Banking attorneys at Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson understand the business of banking, the complexities of commercial and real estate finance\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-practice-areas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finance, Lending &amp; 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