Banking & Lending
Over the years FCB has represented numerous banks and financial institutions of all sizes, ranging from some of the largest banks and lenders in the world, to small and medium-sized local and regional banks. Our banking and lending attorneys are experienced in all aspects of banking law, including, for example, preparing loan documentation for commercial, personal, and SBA loans and advising banking clients on federal and state regulatory matters.
Bankruptcy
FCB's bankruptcy and corporate restructuring attorneys have extensive experience representing secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, and trustees in bankruptcy litigation. Our attorneys also have extensive experience in conducting workouts, loan restructuring, negotiated payouts, receiverships, and related matters.
Business Organizations
The interplay of limiting liability and tax reduction are complex issues facing every business. FCB corporate practitioners are experienced in advising clients in these matters that are so critical to the success of every business. FCB's attorneys have years of experience in advising clients in selecting and forming business entities that are most advantageous to the client, based on the client's needs and desires.
Business Torts
A substantial part of FCB's commercial litigation experience has been devoted to resolving through arbitration, mediation and trial a variety of business torts--claims such as tortious interference with existing contracts and prospective business relations, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, trade disparagement, shareholder disputes, deceptive trade practices, unfair competition, securities fraud, and disclosure of trade secrets.
Commercial Leasing
FCB represents numerous commercial landlords throughout every phase of the commercial leasing process. Whether the client needs drafting of lease forms, our skills in negotiating with tenants and their counsel, or pursuing landlord remedies upon a default, FCB has the business and legal experience commercial landlords can count on.
Commercial Litigation
Commercial litigation has long been the cornerstone of FCB's litigation practice. Our clients come to us from a wide array of industries and environments, including construction, energy and natural resources, financial services, insurance, entertainment, transportation, and information technology, among others. Lawsuits in these industries frequently involve an expansive range of issues, including contracts, employment issues, constitutional law, antitrust and unfair competition, products liability, advertising, negotiable instruments, sales, real and personal property and business torts.
Likewise, our attorneys have represented numerous clients in a broad spectrum of complex litigation matters involving claims of breach of contract, tortious interference, civil RICO prosecution and defense, commodities fraud, securities fraud, trade disparagement, fraudulent transfers, deceptive trade practices, antitrust, unfair competition, and a wide variety of other matters.
Construction Litigation
FCB has successfully represented owners, developers, surveyors, engineers, contractors, and suppliers in major litigation and arbitrations involving multi-million dollar claims. Among the types of construction-related claims FCB attorneys routinely handle are claims for construction defects, design defects, claims for delay, claims for payment, mechanic's lien disputes, payment and performance bond claims, warranty claims, and completion claims.
Employment Litigation
FCB represents plaintiffs and defendants in all areas of employment practices. We are well-versed in the sometimes confusing and complex federal and state employment statutes. Our attorneys have represented clients in wage-hour claims; sexual harassment claims; age, race, and gender discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; claims arising under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family & Medical Leave Act, and the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, among others. FCB also has significant experience representing clients involved in disputes concerning employment contracts, such as non-compete agreements, as well as employment related torts, such as disclosure of trade secrets and theft of trade secrets.
Entertainment Law
Some common issues include artist and mechanical royalty disputes; disagreements over authorship and ownership of musical works, sound recordings, and other works; merchandising disputes; employment disputes; artist-manager disputes; and right of publicity issues, among others.
FCB is experienced in representing record companies, music publishers, recording artists, songwriters, visual artists, promoters, and other companies and individuals involved in the entertainment industry.
We provide negotiation, drafting and preparation of recording, songwriter/publishing, and producer agreements; endorsement contracts; digital and traditional record distribution contracts; management agreements; music licensing; merchandising programs, licensing and contracts; and nondisclosure agreements.
Mediation
Roger Bresnahan is a certified mediator who possesses the skill set necessary to help parties resolve their differences. Mediation is a process through which the parties meet with a mutually selected impartial and neutral person who assists them in the negotiation of their differences. Mediation leaves the decision power totally and strictly with the parties. A mediator does not decide what is "fair" or "right," does not assess blame nor render an opinion on the merits or chances of success if the case were litigated. Rather, the mediator acts as an instrument of compromise between opposing interests attempting to bring them together by defining issues and eliminating obstacles to communication, while moderating and guiding the process to avoid confrontation and ill will.
Real Estate
FCB's real estate practice comprises a significant part of its transactions practice. Our attorneys represent developers, lenders, buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in residential and large commercial and industrial real estate transaction matters. FCB's real estate lawyers are well-versed in all aspects of real estate transactions.
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