Subprime and Credit Crisis
Questions? Contact Anne Rodgers,
Rodney Acker, David Barrack,
Richard Smith or
Christopher Warren-Smith.
The subprime financial crisis has created a wave of global litigation and heightened governmental investigations. The resulting challenges facing organizations in today's integrated, global subprime market can be complex and challenging.
Proven results, common purpose and shared experience make Fulbright's Subprime and Credit Crisis Practice the right choice.
Fulbright's Subprime and Credit Crisis Practice is an integrated team of skilled lawyers from a variety of practice areas: complex commercial litigation, white collar crime, investigations and bankruptcy. We provide a full-service approach to resolving issues created by the subprime crisis.
- Commercial contract disputes,
- Shareholder derivative lawsuits,
- Securities fraud class actions,
- U.S. and multinational investigations,
- White collar defense,
- Auction-rate securities task force,
- Bankruptcy-related matters and
- Pro-active risk management counseling.
Fulbright's Representative Subprime and Credit Crisis Experience
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- Fulbright's Subprime and Credit Crisis Practice is actively assisting U.S. and European banks and fund managers in connection with sophisticated subprime matters involving restructurings and potential litigation. We have assisted entities purchasing and selling subprime mortgages, including a mortgage subsidiary of a top Wall Street investment banking firm.
- In 2003, before the subprime crisis was daily news, Fulbright's Subprime and Credit Crisis Practice defended a nine-week class-action jury trial in California. The suit was brought on behalf of borrowers of a bankrupt subprime mortgage lender alleging aiding and abetting fraud by an investment banking firm in the sale of subprime mortgages.
- Fulbright's Subprime and Credit Crisis Practice is representing one of the largest default services law firms in the country in connection with litigation in bankruptcy courts where the U.S. Trustee is seeking sanctions against loan servicers and lenders. This involves emerging bankruptcy issues, class actions against servicers, banks, middle-servicers and law firms.
To discuss subprime and credit crisis-related needs, please contact Anne Rodgers, Rodney Acker, David Barrack, Richard Smith or Christopher Warren-Smith.
