With a business law unit dedicated to financial services and capital markets, we speak the language of our clients. Our nationally recognized financial services law team is agile and poised to provide customized and seamless end-to-end solutions to clients’ transactional, regulatory, corporate, and fiduciary litigation needs. The innovative and forward‐looking strategic counsel that Husch Blackwell provides is deeply rooted in our knowledge of the financial services industry and experience handling complex deals, navigating regulatory hurdles, and resolving disputes with a commitment to client success.
Our deep knowledge of the financial services industry means we not only tackle day-to-day challenges, but we can proactively spot opportunities and implement optimal solutions for financial institutions, insurance companies, private equity groups, professional services firms, and private wealth managers across the country. We have decades of experience handling complex matters and we offer comprehensive counsel at every step of the process, as well as solutions to the challenges that inevitably arise.
Our team developed a customized contract lifecycle management system that led to substantial savings and better outcomes for the client.
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The gift tax annual exclusion and the estate and gift tax exemption amounts are expected to increase due to inflation in 2023.
In reemphasizing the “concrete harm” requirement for Article III standing, the Supreme Court may have raised the hurdle to federal court but exposed defendants to more state court suits.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued a decision confirming that transactions that finance the purchase of a motor vehicle and GAP waiver are exempt from the Military Lending Act (MLA) in an appeal in which Husch Blackwell attorneys Marci Kawski and Lisa Lawless filed an amicus curiae brief for industry trade associations.
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Smitha Chintamaneni has joined the firm’s Financial Services & Capital Markets industry group as a partner in the firm’s Milwaukee office.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed two district court rulings granting motions to dismiss COVID-19 business-interruption coverage claims.
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Leslie Sowers has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Financial Services & Capital Markets industry group.
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Michael Brandess has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Financial Services & Capital Markets industry team and Insolvency & Commercial Bankruptcy and Business Succession Planning practice groups.
Erik W. Hansen has joined the firm as a partner in its virtual Link office and its Financial Services and Capital Markets team.
Gregg N. Sofer becomes the latest high-profile arrival for Husch Blackwell’s White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance practice group.
Women comprise 57 percent of the 2021 partnership class.
"This is just a great concept and I hope more firms embrace this sort of thing," Benefield said. "It gives me an opportunity to join a law firm as reputable and amazing as Husch Blackwell without having to pick up and move my family across the country to one of their offices."
Fathallah is a first-chair trial lawyer with a national practice; he has also litigated some of the most significant insurance coverage and business disputes in recent Wisconsin state history.
“Growing our Wisconsin-based banking and finance team has been a priority for our firm over the past few years,” said Eric Lenzen, leader of the firm’s Financial Services & Capital Markets group.
Working with the Husch Blackwell team on a wide range of legal issues has consistently exceeded my expectations. I would sum up their services as knowledgeable, thorough, direct and, best of all, easy to manage.