Cooper’s Real Estate Solutions Group offers expertise in handling the issues being raised in the nation’s current housing, finance, banking, and real estate industry turmoil. Staffed by attorneys who are fully experienced in transactional and regulatory counseling, jury trials and complex litigation, bankruptcy, banking, and publicly traded securities, the Group stands ready to assist a wide variety of clients during these difficult times. Immediately responsive and pursuing aggressive action plans, we have consistently produced highly successful results. Here are some of our more notable engagements:
- Representation of both Plaintiffs and Defendants in Mortgage Backed Security fraud lawsuits, including a multimillion dollar Superior Court Judgment in favor of our client after trial.
- Defense of civil claims against appraisers, real estate brokers, and mortgage brokers for alleged kickbacks, professional negligence, securities fraud, and RESPA violations.
- Defense of title company officers in alleged escrow account diversion schemes, alleged violations of federal banking regulations and alleged service tying arrangements (both civil and criminal litigation), and in respect to qui tam claims.
- Defense of numerous civil class action lawsuits arising out of allegedly fraudulent real property escrows, including a successful Superior Court jury trial.
- Representation of lending institutions, including national and community banks, in problem loan workouts, mortgage repurchase claims, inflated appraisal accusations, and enforcement of guarantees.
- Ongoing counseling of lenders, purchasers, and borrowers in connection with real property foreclosures and forbearance agreements.
- Extensive representation of creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings.
- Representation of governmental agencies in post-seizure bank liquidations.
- Successful prosecutions (including jury trials) of claims against, as well as in defense of, real estate developers and real estate-invested LLCs and their general partners for breaches of fiduciary duty.
- Continuing advice to client on banking, finance, regulatory, securities, and secured transaction matters.
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Real Estate Solutions Alerts
- Waiver of Tenant’s Termination Right in Commercial Leases July 15, 2014
- Real Estate Broker’s Designated Officer is Not Individually Liable to the Firm’s Clients for Failure to Supervise June 28, 2012
- Some Lessons Learned on Real Estate and Financial Solutions in a Difficult Economy March 18, 2011
- New Laws Affecting Real Estate Brokers January 31, 2011
- Top 10 Lease Negotiation Tips for Commercial Landlords January 16, 2011
- A Potential Checklist of Damage-Related Issues for Lender-Borrower Disputes December 13, 2010
- Buyer May Recover Lost Profit Damages for Seller’s Breach of Commercial Real Estate Purchase Contract December 9, 2010
- New Court Decision Limits the Rule That Real Estate Brokers Need Not Disclose Matters of Public Record October 12, 2010
- Top 10 Lease Negotiation Tips for Commercial Tenants August 31, 2010
- New Help for Lenders Defending Claims That They Misadvised Borrowers on Ability to Pay August 24, 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area in May 2010 August 16, 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area in June 2010 August 16, 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area For April 2010 May 17, 2010
- Waivers in Guaranties and Loan Agreements in Today’s Environment of Lender Distrust: How Reliable Are They? May 10, 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area – March 2010 May 4, 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area – February 2010 May 4, 2010
- New Claims Against Banks in the San Francisco Bay Area For January 2010 February 26, 2010
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, December 2009 January 19, 2010
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, November 2009 December 23, 2009
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, October 2009 November 10, 2009
- Bank Litigation in the San Francisco Bay Area, September 2009 October 6, 2009
- Business Broker Alert: Ten “Lessons Learned” in Business Restructuring Transactions September 18, 2009
- Update on Prospects for Lender Efforts to Dismiss Debtor Bankruptcy Filings Under the “Single Asset Real Estate” Rule April 15, 2009
- Escrow Agent Liability Revisited In The Context Of The Current Credit Crisis December 16, 2008
Real Estate Solutions Cooper News
- 4 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers July 14, 2020
- 6 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers July 23, 2012
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Will Host Delegates from Lawyers Associated Worldwide March 24, 2012
- Kristen Thall Peters Joins Firm Management Committee February 1, 2012
- William Norman Feature Article in Joint State Bar Publication January 16, 2011
- 8 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers August 5, 2010
- Cooper Attorney Organizes Effort to Respond to Subprime Mortgage Crisis December 12, 2007