Miami Banking and Finance Attorneys
Cohen & Bobotas is a firm dedicated to serving the legal needs of the financial services industry, comprised of attorneys who have hands-on experience in bank management and understand the realities of "business on the front lines." We strive to meet your needs by employing a practical, business oriented-approach designed to meet your financial institution's objectives. An asset of our firm is that we can often find creative and alternative solutions to problems, saving our clients time and money.
To meet with a lawyer in our Miami law office, please call (305) 371-8177, or contact us online.
Our Financial Services
Our financial services practice includes, but is not limited to the following areas.
Interpretation and Application of State and Federal Laws, including:
- Patriot Act
- Bank Secrecy Act
- Graham-Leach-Bliley Act
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Electronic Funds Transfer Act
- Fair-Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA)
- Fait Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
- Debtor & Creditor Law
- Negotiable Instruments
Regulatory Compliance, including:
- Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- Federal Reserve Board
- Regulation CC (Funds Availability)
- Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity Act)
- Regulation Z (Truth-In-Lending)
- Regulation U (Margin Loans)
- Regulation O (Insider Loans)
- Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act)
- Regulation Q (Deposit Accounts)
- Formal Regulatory Opinions including, but not limited to:
- Legal Lending Limit
- Cuban Blocked Accounts
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Know Your Customer (KYC)
- Customer Identification Program (CIP)
- Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)
- Patriot Act
- Graham-Leach-Bliley Privacy Act (GLBA)
Financing, Lending, & Leasing, including:
- Real Estate Acquisition, Development, and Construction Loans
- Documenting and Closing Mortgages, Commercial Loans, and other financial transactions
- Examining Title and Issuing Title Insurance
- Asset-Based Financing
- Equipment Leasing
- Commitment Letters
- Restructuring and Disposition of Non-performing Loans
- Letters-of-Credit
- Commercial
- Standby
Private Wealth Management, including:
- Trust Review & Analysis
- Probate & Estate matters
- Trust & Probate Litigation
- Evaluation of Court Orders pertaining to Estate, Guardianship, & Trust Accounts
Commercial Litigation, including:
- Lender Liability Claims
- Wrongful Dishonor
- Forged & Counterfeit Checks
- Work-outs
- Collections
- Foreclosures
- Other Legal Processes, including but not limited to responding to:
- Subpoenas
- Garnishments
- Writs
- Levies
- Freeze Orders
- Receivership Orders
Document Preparation, including:
- Bank Agreements including Wire Transfers, Safe Deposit Boxes, Bill Paying, Positive Pays, Deposit Accounts, and other applicable agreements between banks, customers and vendors.
- Business Entity Resolutions
- Contracts
- Loan Documentation
- Banking Forms, Disclosures, and Notifications
- Policy & Procedure Manuals
Contact Us
For more information about any of our financial services, please contact a lawyer online or call (305) 371-8177.
Miami Dade County · Broward County
Cohen & Bobotas, Attorneys at Law
Mellon Financial Center
Suite 2920
1111 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131-4327
Phone: (305) 371 8177
Fax: (305) 358 0638
http://www.cohenandbobotas.com/
At our South Florida law firm, Cohen & Bobotas located in Miami, our attorneys represent business clients in banking and finance law and real estate and commercial transactions and litigation. We assist clients throughout the Greater Miami area, including South Miami, Miami Beach, Kendall, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Gables, Hollywood, Hallandale, Palm Beach, and West Palm Beach, FL.
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