Steven Gregory Polard

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Ropers Majeski
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Represented CMBS Special Servicers in dozens of cases with respect to troubled commercial loans in several states, particularly in Bankruptcy Courts.
  Prevailed in an international arbitration against a Chinese manufacturer for an American distributor in a claim involving breach of distribution agreements for North
  South America, obtaining a judgment for approximately $1.7 million.
  H
  led the sale of a 70-bed healthcare facility in Modesto, California, including the operations
  real estate.
  H
  led the joint venture
  sale of a large acute care hospital in Southern California.
  Counseled a client on the purchase of assets of an acute care hospital in Northern California.
  Represented two large healthcare companies in litigation matters in the Eastern District California
  in Northern District US Bankruptcy Court.
  Represented a savings
  loan association on a team of three lawyers that won a major due on sale case in the United States Supreme Court.
  Represented an investor group against a developer with respect to a real estate loan on a 450 unit apartment development including defending a lender liability suit.
  Represented the first perfected secured lender interests as to loan balance of about $4.7 million on commercial real estate in the E.D. California, including in the reorganization process,
  with respect to related adversary action challenging a $1.5 million insider claim.
  Acted as lead trial counsel on behalf of a major aircraft manufacturer secured creditor in a bankruptcy case involving a sovereign insolvency proceeding in a US Bankruptcy Court ancillary proceeding.
  Representation of former CEOs
  Officers in D&O
  litigation
  regulatory matters, including leaders of financial institutions
  hospitals.
  Represented major international
  money center banks in U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, including the major Japanese banks.
  Represented the FDIC, RTC,
  other governmental regulatory bodies as to troubled loans.
  Represented a major bank with respect to an appeal to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
  Represented top officers
  shareholders of seized financial institutions.