Lender Liability in Real Estate Finance: Origination, Administration, Modification, Bankruptcy Considerations

Mr. Goldstein specializes in resolving complex business disputes for a diverse cross-section of clients, which include “private money” lenders/brokers/servicers, insureds, mortgage servicers, banks, credit unions, foreclosure trustees, investors, trade secret owners, individuals which own real property and general contractors. He is a Partner at Buchalter who primarily practices out of Buchalter’s Irvine and Los Angeles offices – but his practice is statewide (and sometimes nationwide). Mr. Goldstein is a Co-Chairman of Buchalter’s Title Insurance and Escrow Group, a fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (“ACMA”), an ACMA Title Insurance Committee member, and former President of the Orange County Bar Association Insurance Law section.

Mr. Hosack is a Partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office and Co-Chair of Buchalter’s Title Insurance & Escrow Industry Group. He represents secured lenders and property owners at trial and on appeal in complex real property disputes, including lender liability, fraud, class actions, breaches of contract, wrongful foreclosures, mechanic’s liens, stop notices, judicial foreclosures, receiverships, escrow claims and title insurance claims. Mr. Hosack transactional practice includes commercial real property loan documentation, loan workouts, REO sales and foreclosures. Mr. Hosack, who is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, has been selected as one of Southern California’s Super Lawyers from 2006 to 2024 and was also selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition from 2009 to 2024. He has also been selected by Who’s Who Legal USA from 2002 to 2024 as “one of the USA’s leading practitioners” in the field of real estate.