What We Are Hearing…
By: LEAN Staff
What we are hearing… A recent WSJ article highlighted a 77% jump in chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in July compared to a year ago. The article said “the summer pickup in filings might not be a permanent return to the time before low-interest rates and high filing costs kept many away from the bankruptcy courts.” […]
Robert S. Bernstein has been elected to a 2nd term as President of the Board of Governors of The Commercial Law League of America.
By: Russ Kohl
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 […]
LEAN Welcomes Cooper, White & Cooper LLP!
By: Russ Kohl
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 […]
LEAN Attends ELFA’s Capitol Connections program in Washington, D.C. May 13-14, 2015
By: Russ Kohl
On May 13 and 14 ELFA’s Capitol Connections program was held in Washington, D.C. LEAN member attorney Peter B. Foster, Esq. (and over one hundred other other ELFA members) participated in the program. The program basically entails ELFA setting up meetings with various members of the House and Senate (or their staff members), and then […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Lender’s Collateral Versus the Power of a Landlord’s Lien
By: Burton "Chip" Stacy, Jr.
Depending on a given state’s law, a landlord can involuntarily possess a tenant’s personal property and can, as a result, sell such property. How can a lender prevent this from happening?
Welcome to the Lean Blog!
By: LEAN Admin
Welcome to our all new LEAN Blog. Check back regularly for updates about LEAN and our members!
