Many equipment finance companies work with third-party sales organizations or originators. But what happens if one of those third parties is accused of fraud? Stephen Whelan examines two cases that may cause equipment finance professionals to question their business practices. ... read more

Sept/Oct 2020

Stephen T. Whelan

It happened again. This time, not simply via an oral ruling by a judge from the bench, but in a written opinion, for all the world to see. And even though the litigants settled their differences after the decision was... read more

June 2019

Blank Rome expanded its national platform to Chicago, with the addition of a four-partner group. The law firm expects the new office to launch upon the completion of certain regulatory requirements. read more

JUN 13, 2019 - 6:45 am

Presenters at the 17th Annual Investors’ Conference shared an optimistic outlook for the equipment finance industry, with ABS “strong at all levels,” M&A “very frothy” and 2018 business investment expected to be “very bullish.”... read more

May/June 2018

Blank Rome’s Michael Schaedle and Gregory Vizza dissect the New York Bankruptcy Court’s Daebo International Shipping decision that upholds the independence of vessel lenders and lessors from their borrowers’ and lessees’ general obligations while reaffirming the power of Chapter 15 to protect foreign collective remedies from opportunistic individual creditor action in the U.S.... read more

Monitor 100 2017

Stephen Whalen examines how the Hague Convention will affect the equipment finance industry. He urges those who use securities accounts for securitization transactions, portfolio sales or security deposits to familiarize themselves with the new rules before they go into effect on April 1.... read more

March/April 2017

Blank Rome acted as legal counsel to J.F. Lehman in its acquisition of the Ravn Air Group, the largest regional air transportation provider in Alaska. read more

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