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Documenting your loans and enforcing your rights
Lavelle Law provides banks and other financial institutions with legal services related to their commercial lending and workout needs. We are experienced in negotiating and documenting a variety of asset-based loans and handling complex loan workouts and foreclosures. In conjunction with our Business Litigation practice group, we handle a variety of creditor’s rights matters, including the collection of past-due obligations, the foreclosure of liens, and the liquidation of collateral. When faced with loan documentation, UCC Article 9, or forbearance issues, Lavelle Law attorneys can provide trusted legal guidance.
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- Asset-Based Lending
- Commercial Real Estate Lending and Foreclosures
- Construction Lending
- Creditors’ Rights
- Loan Syndication
- UCC Article 9 Issues
- Workouts and Forbearance Agreements
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Attorneys drafting or reviewing indemnification clauses and notice provisions in a sale or acquisition governed by Delaware law should be aware of the recent Delaware Supreme Court decision in Thompson Street Capital Partners IV L.P. v. Sonova U.S. Hearing Instruments, LLC.
Restaurant patrons allegedly became ill from eating contaminated cilantro and filed personal injury lawsuits against two Chicago restaurants. As part of the litigation, the distributor who sold the cilantro to the restaurants, Martin Produce, Inc., filed a third-party complaint for contribution against the wholesalers.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes federal minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, with exemptions for employees in bona fide executive, administrative, professional, computer or outside sales roles. 29 U.S.C. § 213. Employees classified as "outside sales" must primarily engage in making sales or obtaining contracts for services or the use of facilities, and they must conduct their work primarily away from their employer’s place of business. 29 C.F.R. § 541.500.
