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Commercial Litigation and ADR

Chapman’s Litigation Group attorneys possess broad and in-depth understanding of the financial markets — the participants in those markets, the products they sell, the regulations governing their business practices, and the level of risk they will accept — to put clients at ease during a time of crisis or uncertainty. Our litigation team appears before state and federal courts throughout the country. Over the course of our 100-year history, our attorneys have helped shape the law as it applies to financial market participants, with precedent-setting cases in consumer lending and retail banking. 

Clients. Chapman attorneys have experience representing nearly every type of financial entity, including many of the world’s largest financial institutions, community and regional banks, investment funds, finance and equipment leasing companies, credit card companies, servicers, and receivers. 

Practice Focus. Our attorneys are called upon to resolve a vast array of complex and novel claims lenders, investors, or trustees face over the course of conducting business. Given the depth of our experience across the financial services spectrum, our attorneys are prepared to advise clients on an optimal defense strategy tailored to fit each client’s specific goals. The scope of our representation includes:

Commitment to Value. Our commitment to value goes beyond just solving a problem. Chapman attorneys and our Practice Innovations team collaborate with clients to provide project management protocols to ensure efficient workflow and processes, knowledge management platforms to facilitate information sharing and accessibility, budgeting and pricing initiatives to improve cost predictability, and educational and training forums to share our market intelligence and insight with in-house counsel and business line teams. 

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). When beneficial to a particular situation, we present clients with ADR options, including court-sponsored or private ADR venues. 

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Commercial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Updates

  • Client Alert
    Nationwide Preliminary Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act is Back

    As reported in our recent series of Client Alerts, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “District Court”) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily blocked enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (“FinCEN”) related beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting rules. On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court of Appeals”) granted the government’s motion to stay the District Court’s preliminary injunction pending its appeal of that injunction order. As a result of the Court of Appeal’s ruling, FinCEN extended the reporting deadline to January 13, 2025. 

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  • Client Alert
    Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Stay Pending Appeal as to the Preliminary Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act, and FinCEN Extends CTA Reporting Deadline to January 13, 2025

    As previously noted in our Client Alert, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “District Court”) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily blocked enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) related beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting rules, and as noted in our most recent Client Alert, the government filed an emergency motion with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court of Appeals”) to stay the District Court’s preliminary injunction pending its appeal of that injunction order.  

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  • Client Alert
    Government Files an Emergency Motion with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to Stay Corporate Transparency Act Preliminary Injunction

    As discussed in our previous Client Alerts on December 9 and December 13, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “District Court”) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) related beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting rules.

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  • Client Alert
    FinCEN Seeks Stay of Corporate Transparency Act Preliminary Injunction

    On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) related beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting rules. On December 12, 2024, the government filed a motion to stay the preliminary injunction pending its appeal.

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  • Client Alert
    Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Temporarily Blocked by Court

    On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) related beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting rules.

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  • Client Alert
    Are You Ready for the Corporate Transparency Act in 2024?

    The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect January 1, 2024. Under the CTA, all newly created entities are now required to file a report with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within 90 days of formation, unless an entity qualifies under one of 23 exemptions. That means, unless an exemption applies, any newly formed LLC, limited partnership, corporation, statutory trust, or other organization that is created by filing with a secretary of state has an additional federal filing requirement. All existing entities formed prior to January 1, 2024, that do not qualify for an exemption have until the end of 2024 to file a Report.

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  • Client Alert
    Loans Are Not Securities — Widely Accepted Premise Underpinning the Syndicated Loan Market Reconfirmed

    The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an eagerly awaited decision in Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., which reconfirmed the widely accepted view that loans are not securities under federal or state securities laws.

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    TS Chapman partners with Henry Cutler to form Chapman and Cutler
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    Chapman's first client in 1913 is still a client of the firm today
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