UCC Articles 8 and 9 and the Hague Securities Convention

Professor Bjerre specializes in commercial law. Active in national and international projects to modernize commercial law, he is a member of the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform Law Commission, and the American Law Institute. He was a member of the United States delegation for the negotiation of the Geneva Securities Convention. Prior to joining the Oregon Law faculty, he practiced transactional finance law for six years with the multinational law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York.

Ms. Rocks' practice focuses on commercial financing, including secured transaction and bankruptcy law. She is Co-Chair of the Investment Securities Sub-Committee of the ABA Business Law Section UCC Committee. She also serves on the TriBar Committee on Legal Opinions and participated in TriBar's preparation of its original and updated reports on security interest opinions under Article 9 of the UCC.

Mr. Smith concentrates his practice in commercial law, debt financings, structured financings, workouts, bankruptcies, and international transactions. He is particularly knowledgeable on commercial law and insolvency matters, both domestic and cross-border. His representations have included those in major bankruptcies including Lehman and the City of Detroit. Mr. Smith often advises financial institutions on documentation and risk management issues.