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New York, New York 10022
United States of America
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Lawrence S. Goldberg is a partner in the New York office, where he concentrates on finance transactions. He regularly represents hedge funds, private equity funds, commercial banks and commercial finance companies in acquisition finance, asset-based loans, restructurings, structured finance, second lien and subordinated debt finance and other finance transactions. Larry's work includes representation of both lenders and borrowers, and he has developed substantial expertise in credit facilities to hedge funds, intercreditor agreements, the restructure of credit facilities to portfolio companies of private equity funds and hedge funds and credit facilities to high-net-worth individuals. He also serves as chairman of the firm's opinion committee.
Larry's many professional affiliations include membership in the UCC Committee of the Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association, the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, the New York City Bar Association, the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, the New York State Bar Association, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Board of Directors of New York Center for Law and Justice. He received his B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Hobart College in 1975, and was awarded a J.D. in 1978 from the University at Buffalo Law School, the State University of New York, where he was Publications Editor of the Buffalo Law Review and the recipient of a Scribes Award.
Selected Publications
“Equipment Lenders Beware: Out-of-Court Foreclosure May Not Insulate Assets from Successor Liability Claims Asserted by the Borrower's Creditors,” Equipment Leasing Newsletter, July 2011 (co-author)
“Buyer Beware: Purchaser of Assets in UCC Article 9 Foreclosure Sale May Be Subject to Claims of Debtor's Unsecured Creditors,” The Bankruptcy Strategist, June 2011 (co-author)
“Treatment of ‘Make-Whole’ and ‘No-Call’ Provisions by Bankruptcy Courts,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, April 2011 (co-author)
“Choice-of-Law Opinions,” ABA Legal Opinion Newsletter, Winter 2010
“Treatment of "Make-Whole" and "No-Call" Provisions by Bankruptcy Courts,” SRZ Client Alert, Dec. 15, 2010 (co-author)
“Bankruptcy Court Permits Second Lien Creditor to Oppose Bid Procedures for Judicial Sale,” SRZ Client Alert, Nov. 4, 2010 (co-author)
“Second Circuit Upholds 101% Annual Interest Rate on Argentine Bonds,” SRZ Client Alert, Sept. 30, 2010
“Contracts—Warranties, Unconscionability and the Parol Evidence Rule—Industralease Automated & Scientific Equip. Corp. v. R.M.E. Enterprises, Inc.,” 27 Buffalo Law Review 521, 1978
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Selected Speaking Engagements
“Real Estate Mezz Loans: What You Need to Know,” SRZ Webinar, September 2011
“What Bankruptcy Lawyers Need to Know About UCC Article 9 — Best Practices for Mezzanine Foreclosures in 2011,” ExecSense Webinar, May 2011
“Opinion Practice on Choice of Law,” Working Group on Legal Opinion (WGLO) and ABA Fall Legal Opinion Seminar, October 2010
“Jockeying for Position: Second-lien, 'Tranche B' vs. Mezzanine,” Moderator, Financial Research Associates Seminar, Middle Market Corporate Finance, January 2005
“Restricted Stock and the Prudent Lender,” SRZ Private Banking Seminar, June 1999
“Documentation Issues In Syndicated Loans,” International Communications for Management, Profiting From Syndicated Loans, February 1998
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Memberships
American Bar Association
Section of Business Law, UCC Committee
Member, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
New York City Bar Association
Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
New York State Bar Association
Turnaround Management Association
Member, Board of Directors, New York Center for Law and Justice
2006-present
Bar Admissions
Education
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University at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1978
- Publications Editor, Law Review (Scribes Award recipient)
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Hobart College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1975
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