What's New

New Practice Overview

July 29, 2010 - Irvine, CA
July 30, 2010 - Pasadena, CA

Harriet Alexson will be speaking at a National Business Institute Seminar. The topic is "Negotiating Real Estate Loans and Workout Options." This will be an informative session on the following topics: Provisions to Include in Real Estate Related Loan Documents, Loan Workouts, Bankruptcy Implications, Receiverships, Regulatory Environment for Lenders and Ethics in Lending. Registration materials for both programs will soon be available or feel free to call this office at (949) 250-9664 for more information.

Real Estate and Financing in the Current Economic Market, January 2010

Businesses affected by the commercial real estate downturn and those looking for great opportunities need legal advice.

Investors are looking to purchase distressed real property assets or loans secured by commercial real estate.

Harriet B. Alexson, APLC, deals with complex financing, acquisition, disposition and restructuring.

Ms. Alexson works with lenders and other financial institutions, developers, asset owners, investors, private equity companies, pension plans and real estate professionals.  Ms. Alexson and her team handle matters such as:

Acquisition, disposition, restructuring and development of real estate, debt, lease arrangements and other financing products;
Formation of investment structures for acquisition of assets, including the use of pension vehicles;
Loan workouts, forbearances, deeds-in-lieu, foreclosure proceedings and other debtor/creditor   enforcement actions;
Lender and intercreditor matters;
Structuring, negotiating and documenting financing;
Reorganization and liquidation in and out of bankruptcy including representation of receivers.

Please contact Ms. Alexson at

New Practice Area

Financial Services Litigation

1. Commercial Litigation

   Strategy:  Anti-Deficiency One Form of Action, Set-Off Rights
   Collection Actions
   Appointment of Receivers
   Writs of Attachment
   Prejudgment Writs
   Relief from Stay (Bankruptcy)
   Assignment of Rents and Profits
   Judicial Foreclosure
   Non-Judicial Foreclosure

2. Actions for Fraud and Waste
3. Defensive Litigation
   1. Federal law violations – including, but not limited to, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (and new amendments effective January 1, 2010) and the Truth and Lending Act.
   2. State Law Violations
   3. Lender Liability
4. Mechanics’ Liens
5. Title Defects – Declaratory Actions
6. Workouts
7. Forbearance Agreements
8. Prenegotiation Letters

Lender Services

A.  Financial Services Practice

• Loan Originations, Sales and Purchases
• Loan Documents
• Real Estate Mixed Collateral Loans
• Restructuring of Complex Loan Transactions with Mixed Collateral
• Perfection of Collateral Under the UCC
• Appointment of Receivers
• Writs of Attachment
• Judicial Foreclosures
• Forbearance Documents
• Acquisition of Loan Pools
• Acquisition of Assets of Troubled Banks from FDIC
• Defense of Lender Liability Claims
• Relief from Stay – Bankruptcy       
• Provisional Remedies
• Mechanic Liens
• Intercreditor Agreements
• Subordination Agreements
• SBA Loan Workouts
• Collection Actions
• Title Matters 

B.  Business Transaction Services

     
1. Legal Documentation
   • Preparation of due diligence checklist
   • Legal Opinions
   • Letters of Intent
   • Perfection of Security Interest (including intellectual property rights)   
   • Closing Instructions
   • Working with the due-diligence team on title matters and other closing issues, such as assignment of intellectual property rights and other closing documents.
2. Mergers and Acquisitions
3. Strategic Alliances
4. Joint Ventures
5. Construction Contracts
6. Wind Energy Projects
7. Real Property Purchase/Sales/Leasing