The nation’s financial and real estate markets have undergone dramatic changes in recent years. Foster Swift has helped clients stay ahead of the curve as they face new challenges.
Understanding that the finance and real estate industries often cross paths, we have developed a comprehensive group to better assist clients with their legal needs.
As a full-service practice, Foster Swift's Banking, Finance and Real Estate Group has successfully counseled financial institutions, businesses, insurance companies and individuals for more than 100 combined years. The group's reputation for excellence has been recognized by peer-reviewed publications such as Michigan Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. Foster Swift has also been named a Tier 1 firm in Real Estate Law and Banking and Finance Law in Lansing by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Relevant Experience
Whether you are a lender or a company with financing needs, the Banking, Finance and Real Estate Group handles related issues for a wide variety of businesses. Among the services provided are:
- Asset recovery, preferences and lien avoidance actions
- Financial transactions
- Real Estate transactions
- Counsel and guidance to financial institutions on regulatory compliance issues
- Bankruptcy, workouts and receiverships
- Bank Mergers & Acquisitions
- Collection, foreclosure, forfeiture actions, eviction proceedings and claim and delivery actions
- Loan transactions for lenders and borrowers
- Land division and zoning issues
- Site condominiums, mixed use condominiums, condominium conversions, and condominiums within condominiums
- Construction law matters including construction contracts, construction lien actions, and related litigation
- Environmental due diligence and Brownfield funding agreements
- Resolution of title disputes, title examinations, and title insurance claims
- Real estate brokerage law and property management contracts
Foster Swift has also represented property owners, builders, developers, and property management companies in legal proceedings throughout Michigan. Our attorneys have appeared in municipal and state administrative agencies and divisions, district and circuit courts, as well as in various courts of appeal.
Affordability and connections
Clients appreciate the value and results-oriented attitude we offer. By working closely with clients, we are able to customize fee arrangements that help meet their budget parameters. This allows us to provide the highest level of legal service at the lowest reasonable cost.
Our clients also rely on the professional working relationships our attorneys have developed with many key government and executive branch decision-makers, including state and federal financial institution regulators.
In short, Foster Swift provides comprehensive legal services to clients in banking, finance and real estate. Both institutional and individual clients benefit from the firm’s deep experience, knowledge of the law and reputation for outstanding attention to service.
Recent Blog Posts
- A Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit: An Alternative to the PPP
- The Impact of Michigan’s Uniform Assignment of Rents Act on Tenants’ Rights
- Sixth Circuit Affirms Holding that Contributions to a 401(k) Plan Made More than Six Months Prior to Bankruptcy Cannot be Excluded from Disposable Income
- Sixth Circuit Upholds Chapter 13 Debtor’s Right to Request and Receive Dismissal of Bankruptcy Case
- Supreme Court Holds that “Mere Retention” of Estate Property After Bankruptcy Filing Doesn't Violate the Automatic Stay
- Michigan Updates and Expands its Receivership Act
- Sixth Circuit Rules that Monthly 401(k) Contributions can be Excluded from “Projected Disposable Income” Under a Chapter 13 Plan
- Who is a “Non-Statutory Insider” for Purposes of Determining Whether a Payment Was Preferential in Bankruptcy?
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Order Granting or Denying Request for Relief from Automatic Stay is Final Order that is Immediately Appealable
- Supreme Court Decides that Law Firms Engaged in Non-Judicial Foreclosure Proceedings are Not Debt Collectors Under the FDCPA
Publications & Alerts
- Evicting a Tenant in Michigan: Tips for First-Time Commercial Landlords, Foster Swift Finance Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News, April 25, 2022
- Tips for First-Time Commercial Real Estate Landlords, Foster Swift Finance Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News, April 1, 2022
- The Significance of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Bankruptcy Trustees, Thomson Reuters WestLaw Today, July 27, 2021
- Recovering Surplus Proceeds from Property Tax Foreclosure, Foster Swift Finance Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News, April 13, 2021
- COVID-19 Stimulus: PPP 2.0 and Other Relief for Small Businesses, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law E-blast, December 29, 2020
- What to Know When Your Customer Files for Bankruptcy, Foster Swift Finance Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News, November 17, 2020
Events
- What Does 2022 Hold for Employers?, Foster Swift 2nd Wednesday Morning Break, January 12, 2022
- Bankruptcy Notice: All is Not Lost—How to get Money Out of a Bankruptcy?, Foster Swift 2nd Wednesday Morning Break, November 10, 2021
- Data Privacy: Shifting Focus From Preventing to Preparing, Foster Swift 2nd Wednesday Morning Break, October 13, 2021
- Case Law Update, Federal Bar Association's Bankruptcy Seminar, September 24, 2021
- Restaurant, Hotel and Other Hospitality Issues, Federal Bar Association's Bankruptcy Seminar, September 24, 2021
- SBRA Deep Dive, Federal Bar Association's Bankruptcy Seminar, September 24, 2021
- Keeping Your Business's Intellectual Property Safe, Foster Swift 2nd Wednesday Morning Break, September 8, 2021
News
- Foster Swift Attorneys Named 2023 Best Lawyers in America©, Best Lawyers in America, August 18, 2022
- 21 Attorneys Selected to 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”, Michigan Super Lawyers, August 12, 2022
- Foster Swift Selects Hogan as Finance Practice Leader, July 29, 2022
- Foster Swift Elects EC Members for 2022, February 21, 2022
- Fedor and Genovich join Michigan State Bar Foundation Fellows, Michigan State Bar Foundation, November 11, 2021
- Foster Swift Listed in "Best Law Firms" 2022, Best Lawyers in America, November 5, 2021
- Foster Swift to Participate in Mansfield Rule Program Focused on Diversity in Leadership, September 14, 2021
View 2nd Wednesday Lunch Break Sessions
- Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution | Litigation Series Part 3, Fred Dilley and Mike Cassar 9/14/22
- What To Do If You Are Being Sued | Litigation Series Part 2, Hilary Stafford and Mike Cassar 8/10/22
- What to Know if You Are Going to Sue | Litigation Series Part 1, Brandon Schumacher and Patricia Scott 7/13/22
- The Who, What, When and How of Campaign Finance Cody Mott and Patricia Scott 6/8/22
- Concerns and Obligations for Businesses Under the Corporate Transparency Act Rob Hamor and Patricia Scott 5/11/22
- Key Considerations for Selling a Business Nick Oertel and Patricia Scott 4/13/22
- Putting the Children First in Co-Parenting Jackie Dupler and Patricia Scott 3/09/22
- Who is Liable When No One is Behind the Wheel? Stefania Gismondi and Patricia Scott 2/09/22
- All Things COVID for Employers in 2022 Cliff Hammond and Patricia Scott 1/12/22
- Bankruptcy Notices: All is Not Lost - How to Get Money Out of a Bankruptcy? - Patricia Scott and John Mashni 11/10/21
- Data Privacy and Data Security - Taylor Gast and Patricia Scott 10/13/21
- Keeping Your Business's Intellectual Property Safe - John Mashni and Patricia Scott 09/08/21
- Legal Issues for College-Bound Children - Amanda Afton Martin, Robert Easterly and Patricia Scott 08/11/21
- What Can Employers Expect Returning to Work? Cliff Hammond and Patricia Scott 06/09/21
- Learn the Basics of Women Owned Small Business Certification - Amanda Dernovshek and Patricia Scott 05/12/21
- Impact of COVID on Michigan's Workers' Comp Law - Alicia Birach and Patricia Scott 04/14/21
- Basics of Business Interruption Insurance - Matt Fedor, Paul Millenbach and Patricia Scott 03/10/21
- PPP & Other COVID Stimulus Options - Taylor Gast, Patricia Scott 02/10/21
- What Happens If MIOSHA Shows Up? - Cliff Hammond, Patricia Scott 01/13/21
- Current Status of COVID Orders in Michigan - Matt Fedor, Cliff Hammond and Patricia Scott 11/11/20
- "Your Customer Filed Bankruptcy - What's Next? - Scott Hogan and Patricia Scott - 10/14/20
- "Commercial Real Estate Concerns in the COVID Environment" - Rob Hamor and Patricia Scott - 9/9/20
- "What Condo Unit Owners and Buyers Need to Know" - Stephen Smith and Patricia Scott - 8/12/20
- "Creative Collections" - Deanna Swisher and Patricia Scott - 7/8/20