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LEAN Welcomes Cooper, White & Cooper LLP!

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest LEAN member firm, Cooper, White & Cooper LLP. Peter C. Califano, Partner, is the main contact, providing LEAN coverage for Northern California from the firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Califano has over 28 years’ experience in representing creditors and debtors in all aspects of […]

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Robert S. Bernstein elected to a 2nd term as President of the Board of Governors of The CLLA

The Commercial Law League of America (CLLA) is pleased to announce that Robert S. Bernstein, of Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., in Pittsburgh, PA, will serve as its 2015-2016 Board of Governors president. This makes Bernstein the only two-term president other than the group’s founder, William Sprague, in 1896. Since joining the CLLA in 1975, Bernstein has held […]

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Workouts and Enforcement for the Secured Creditor and Equipment Lessor (2015 Edition)

By: LEAN Member Frank Peretore

Lexis/Nexis recently announced publication of Frank Peretore’s highly-regarded tome, first published in 1988, now updated for 2015. Here is some praise for the first edition: “Workouts and Enforcement For The Secured Creditor and Equipment Lessor by Frank Peretore is a book that is long overdue. I couldn’t put the book down and made it mandatory […]

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News From the 2015 ELFA Legal Forum

Earlier this month, LEAN hosted a cocktail reception at the 2015 ELFA Legal Forum in Nashville. The reception was well-attended, with over 80 industry professionals joining us for an hour or so. The atmosphere was fun and discussions were positive about the prospects for our business in 2015. By the numbers, the ELFA MLFI-25 companies […]

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Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Hits 4-Year High!

Just in case you missed this report, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released it’s Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry last month showing a significant increase from February. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported […]

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LEAN Welcomes Howard N. Sobel, P.A.!

LEAN is proud to announce that the Law Offices of Howard N. Sobel, P.A. is now providing coverage for the Southern New Jersey market out of their offices in Voorhees, NJ.
“I have great experience working with LEAN members & clients. I look forward to working with them in the years ahead” – Howard N. Sobel, Esq.

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