CREDITORS RIGHTS LITIGATION

SettlePou represents financial institutions and a range of businesses across the spectrum in all facets of creditor's rights litigation, including sales and lease disputes; banking litigation involving negotiable instruments, bank deposits and collections, and letters of credit disputes; and secured transactions litigation, including perfection and priority disputes. In addition, SettlePou represents clients in a variety of business-related torts, including claims for business interference, fraud, misrepresentation and fiduciary duty claims.

SettlePou provides comprehensive pre-suit collections and collection litigation services to all types of businesses. Pre-suit collection services include consultation regarding an appropriate collection strategy, analysis of documentation, preparation of demand letters and pre-suit work outs. Post-suit collection services include cost-benefit analysis, suit preparation and filing, pre-trial motions, pre-judgment discovery, summary judgment and trial. Post-judgment collection services include asset searches, depositions and examinations of debtors, fraudulent conveyance discovery, alter ego discovery, third-party subpoenas for books and records for asset location, recordation of judgment liens and execution on judgments.

SettlePou undertakes judicial and non-judicial foreclosures and a variety of aggressive, yet cost-effective measures, to preserve adequate security, including pre-judgment writs of attachment, sequestration and other forms of injunctive relief and lien preservation. Clients are represented throughout any necessary litigation to enforce claims, and in addition to all standard post-judgment remedies (garnishments, executions, etc.), investigations are made to uncover fraudulent conveyances and pierce the corporate veil, where appropriate.