Michael A. Gallo

• AV® rated, the highest rating conferred by Martindale-Hubbell® for legal ability and professional ethics, based upon a peer review of the Bar and the Judiciary*

Has been a lecturer to loan officers and bank personnel on:

• The methods of using real property and non-real-estate collateral to secure debt
• Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (asset-based lending)
• Risk of loss resulting from title defects
• The necessity of title insurance in real property transactions

• Former Member, Bergen County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
• Served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Bank of America, Capital One Bank and Valley National Bank
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, Banking Law Section
• Past Secretary and Member, New Jersey Games of Chance Commissions
• Past President, Ramsey Board of Education

• Commercial and asset-based loans: Representation of commercial lending institutions in various large participated credit facilities of $20,000,000 to $100,000,000 Credit facilities involved advance formula based lending on assets and use of lockbox for repayment mechanism, LIBOR-based pricing and rate protection mechanism, pledge of stock, assignment and assumption of agent bank's participation interest in the credit facilities. Representation of commercial lending institutions in numerous asset based lending facilities in amounts ranging from $500,000 to $30,000,000 which facilities included not only asset based loans but term loans, capital expenditure loans and mortgage loans. Assets based portion of the transactions deal with various interest rates including but not limited to Prime Rates, LIBOR Rates, Fixed Rates, Interest Rate Collars and Interest Rate SWAPS.  In addition, the transactions deal with Advance Limits, Credit Balances, Formulas, Borrowing Base, Eligible and non-Eligible Receivables and Inventory.
• Mortgage and Construction Loans: Representation of commercial lending institutions in numerous construction mortgage financing to developers ranging from $1,000,000.00 to $50,000,000.00. Projects included, but not limited to, residential developments, high rise, townhouse, condominium, rental developments, warehouses, industrial/office buildings, and schools.  Representation of financial institutions for conventional types of commercial mortgage financing utilized for the purchase or refinance of various types of real property owned or refinanced by developers, individuals, investors, owner/occupiers and tenants. In addition, representation includes many leasehold mortgage transactions.
• Workout and Foreclosure Litigation:  Representation of commercial lending institutions in various problem loan transactions for real estate, asset-based and commercial and industrial credit facilities.  Representation included suits on notes, foreclosure proceedings, and bankruptcy proceedings.  Representation also involves foreclosure sales, sales of assets, and sale of assets conducted under the auspices of the United States Bankruptcy Court. Workout situations encompass all types of transactions and security. Representation of commercial lending institutions in restructure of debt. Transactions involve consolidation of and/or restructure of debt secured by corporate assets, mortgages and various personal and corporate guarantees.
• Bankruptcy Matters:  Representation of commercial lending institutions in Chapter 11 reorganization and Chapter 7 proceedings. Representation includes proposed cash collateral orders Debtor D.I.P. financing, relief from bankruptcy stay, turnover procedures, recovery of accounts receivable and super-priority liens on all of the Debtor's assets.

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