Dave Barrett | Financial Industries Partner | Balch & Bingham | Large Headshot
Education
  • Stetson University College of Law
    J.D., 2004
  • Stetson University
    M.B.A., 2004
  • University of Illinois
    B.S., Management Information Systems, 2001
Bar Admissions
  • Connecticut, 2021
  • Florida, 2005
  • Georgia, 2008
  • Illinois, 2008
About Dave
Q&A
  • What type of clients do you represent?

    I represent financial institutions and other companies with their general legal needs from acquisitions and divestitures to transactions and material litigation.

  • What previous experiences, prior to your work at Balch, influence your practice?

    The 2008 financial crisis and subsequent regulatory reform has had an impact on my practice as well as numerous corporate transactions and material litigation matters. However, the 2008 financial crisis continues to impact the financial industry and my practice.

Select Matters

  • Routinely provide advice to bank and financial institution boards of directors regarding regulatory, acquisition, transaction and litigation matters.
  • Advised and documented bank regarding warehouse finance repurchase facility, mortgage servicing rights facility, and mortgage servicing rights follow-on facility.
  • Provided compliance, legal and risk advice for banks and financial institutions.
  • Advised and documented a bank’s purchase of a $2.41B commercial real estate lending entity.
  • Advised and documented a bank’s sale of $358.5M commercial loans.
  • Advised banks and other financial institutions regarding compliance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
  • Advised and documented bank on liquidation of nine CMBS trusts and immediate sale of the underlying commercial loans.
  • Advised bank regarding non-deliverable foreign currency class action lawsuit.
  • Advised bank regarding residential mortgage loan add on product class action lawsuit.
  • Advised and documented bank on purchase of $550M pool of residential mortgage loans.
  • Advised and documented bank on purchase of $300M of commercial real estate loan.
  • Navigated a holding company and bank in formation through federal bank charter application processes and led a reverse merger with a publicly traded bank holding company which included an $890 million capital raise as well as multiple material transactions with simultaneous closings.
  • Document commercial loan transactions on behalf of banks, credit unions and financial institutions.
  • Negotiate and document sale of financial institutions’ mortgage servicing rights.
  • Negotiate and document sale of correspondent lending channel.
  • Negotiate and document subservicer agreement on behalf of financial institution.
 

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    Credentials

    Education
    • Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 2004
    • Stetson University, M.B.A., 2004
    • University of Illinois, B.S., Management Information Systems, 2001
    Courts
    • Connecticut State Courts
    • Florida State Courts
    • Georgia State Courts
    • Illinois State Courts
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    Bar Admissions
    • Connecticut, 2021
    • Florida, 2005
    • Georgia, 2008
    • Illinois, 2008