Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Finance Transactions

Partner - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Mark Mersel represents large and mid-sized corporations in complex business disputes in both state and federal courts and involving a variety of matters such as breach of contract, fraud, and business torts.  Mr. Mersel regularly represents financial institutions and the nation's largest servicers of securitized commercial mortgages in foreclosure, receivership, work-out, loan restructuring, bankruptcy and lender liability matters involving retail centers, office buildings, hotels, residential projects, industrial parks and other types of commercial properties.

Mr. Mersel is an experienced bankruptcy lawyer and represents banks and other creditors in Chapter 11 reorganization cases.  Mr. Mersel handles all aspects of bankruptcy litigation and also assists clients in acquiring distressed assets.  He also has extensive experience in representing banks, mortgage companies, and other financial institutions in defending consumer class action cases and other financial services litigation.  In addition, Mr. Mersel has broad experience in all types of real estate litigation and landlord/tenant disputes.

Mr. Mersel regularly counsels clients regarding efforts to avoid or minimize the risks of litigation and has extensive experience in various alternative dispute resolution procedures.

Mr. Mersel is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to commercial litigation, real estate and bankruptcy law, and is a contributing author of the treatise Mortgage and Asset Backed Securities Litigation Handbook.

Mr. Mersel is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™.

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