Financial Transactions Litigation
Haynes and Boone, LLP’s Financial Litigation Practice focuses on highly complex disputes regarding financial transactions. Such litigation requires our attorneys to have a deep sophistication to understand the intricacies of disagreements in areas of securities law, bankruptcy and finance, regulation of financial institutions, tax, real estate financing, insurance and other financial areas. Our attorneys have represented banks, trust companies, investment banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, insurance companies and all manner of other corporate clients in such proceedings.
Key transactions have included:
- Representation of lending institutions and lending syndicates in disputes including debt collection, debt restructurings, prosecutions to avoid fraudulent transfers, claims of equitable subordination and the defense of lender-liability claims
- Representation of a lending institution in various forums in the United States and the maritime courts of Great Britain and the Channel Islands in prosecutions to avoid fraudulent transfers
- Representation of operators and non-operators in disputes over the operation and valuation of oil and gas properties, lease termination disputes, and conversion of leasehold interests
- Representation of a wide variety of clients involving lease termination disputes, conversion of leasehold interests, disputes over exploration and AMI agreements, TTT suits, lien rights in oil and gas properties and equipment, underground gas storage facilities, and disputes over geophysical rights
- Representation of a general partner and its affiliates in defense of claims in excess of $1 billion for breach of fiduciary duties and usurpation of partnership opportunities
- Representation of various types of commercial clients in suits involving claims for fraudulent transfers, fraud, tortious interference, breach of contract, aiding and abetting fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty
- Prosecuted and defended numerous financial institutions in claims involving loans and other credit facilities
For a more comprehensive list of our experience, click "Representative Experience" on the left.