News and Insights

5.05.21

Building Capacity of Lenders to the Underserved

Detroit-based attorneys, Rasul Raheem, Emphani Aldridge, and Monique Eubanks, along with San Antonio-based attorney Taylor Calvert, co-authored the ABA Banking Journal article, “Building Capacity of…

1.10.19

Five Simple Rules for In-House Counsel to Avoid the Most Hidden Insolvency Risks in Commercial Transactions

Sheryl L. Toby, metro Detroit-based member of Dykema’s Business Services Department and Automotive Industry Group, has co-authored the article, “Five Simple Rules for In-House Counsel to Avoid the…

3.24.20

Loan Modifications Related to COVID-19

On March 22, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state banking…

4.20.12

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Holds Illinois Mortgage May Be Avoided for Failure to State Interest Rate and Maturity Date

In a ruling on February 29, 2012, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois allowed a bankruptcy trustee to avoid an Illinois mortgage as to other creditors of the estate because…

3.07.24

When will interest rates finally cool off? Here’s what one commercial lender predicts for 2024.

The historically low interest rates of the early pandemic years are firmly in the rearview mirror. The Fed’s decision to raise rates a whopping 11 times between 2022 and 2023 has created a lending…

5.07.21

Dykema and Sheryl Toby Mentioned in Crain's Detroit Business Article on Henry Ford Village Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Auction

Dykema and Sheryl Toby, Metro Detroit-based member of the firm's Business Services Department, were mentioned in the Crain's Detroit Business Article, "Henry Ford Village sold at auction to New York…

8.03.20

Weil and Silverman Quoted in National Mortgage News on Trouble Ahead for Commercial Mortgages

Chicago-based attorneys Ed Weil and Mark Silverman, both co-leaders of Dykema’s Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Special Servicer Group, were each quoted in the National Mortgage News article…

4.03.20

Ed Weil Quoted in Asset Securitization Report about COVID-19’s Impact on Structured Finance and Asset-Backed Securities

Edward S. Weil, Chicago-based Member in Dykema’s Financial Industry Group, was quoted in the Asset Securitization Report article, “Containing market fallout in the ABS world.”

12.08.22

Liz Darke and Andrew Scott Named to Crain’s Chicago Business “Notable Gen X Leaders” List

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that Liz Darke and Andrew Scott were each named to the Crain’s Chicago Business “Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law” list.…

12.01.22

Denise Drake Selected for Leadership San Antonio Class 47

Dykema is proud to announce that Denise Drake was selected to participate in Leadership San Antonio Class 47. She is one of 66 class members representing a diverse group of individuals from wide…

1.10.22

Dykema Expands into Wisconsin with the Opening of a Milwaukee Office

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that it is expanding its platform with the addition of a capital markets team and the opening of an office in Milwaukee, the firm’s first in the…

2022

Strategic Alternatives For And Against Distressed Businesses, 2022 ed.

Gary Segal and Mark Silverman each contributed to the Thomson Reuters treatise, "Strategic Alternatives For And Against Distressed Businesses, 2022 ed."