For more than a century, The Van Winkle Law Firm has represented local, regional, and national banking and lending institutions, building and applying a deep reservoir of knowledge about the financial industry. The firm has extensive experience in state and federal regulatory compliance, public and corporate financing, loan restructuring and workouts, lender liability, loan securitization, creditors’ rights, collections and more. Van Winkle has also assisted in the formation of lending institutions and with mergers and acquisitions within the industry.

Representative Work

• Represent lenders in multi-million dollar transactions, ensuring accuracy and protection of loan documents and protection of security interests.
• Regularly represent clients in complex and routine foreclosures including workouts and appeals.
• Appear in all North Carolina Bankruptcy Courts on behalf of creditors.
• Actively represent clients in cases of first impression regarding recent Bankruptcy Code changes.
• Assist clients in the collection of millions of dollars and collateral annually.
• Represented creditors committee in Chapter 11, forcing a sale of the debtor’s business. After paying all debts, owner received net proceeds in excess of $11 million.
• Recently negotiated settlement without litigation, collecting full recovery from guarantor and title insurance company.