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Foster Garvey PC

New Commercial Lease Restrictions in the City of Seattle

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In the last month of the most progressive Seattle City Council term in recent history, the Council passed an ordinance restricting a landlord’s right to use certain security measures for commercial leases in the City....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Be Careful with Letters of Credit

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On March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation closed Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California (“SVB”) and subsequently appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as...more

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UPDATE: Advice to Landlords Holding Letters of Credit Issued by Silicon Valley Bank, and Landlords Where Silicon Valley Bank is a...

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What a week this has been since the closure of Silicon Valley Bank. As noted in our Client Alert of last week, California State regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday, March 10, 2023, and appointed the...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Silicon Valley Bank Closure Impact on Lease Security

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The impact of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation taking possession of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and appointing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for SVB is receiving thorough...more

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Advice to Landlords Holding Letters of Credit Issued by Silicon Valley Bank, and Landlords Where Silicon Valley Bank is a Tenant

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While unexpected, the closure by California regulators of, and the appointment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as receiver for, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) is an event that is contemplated by most...more

Allen Matkins

Legal and Business Strategies Regarding FDIC Takeover of Silicon Valley Bank

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This alert is meant to supply some valuable information for landlords that currently hold tenant letters of credit from Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). SVB was closed this morning by the California Department of Financial...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Confirms Autonomy of Letters of Credit, Rules Landlord May Draw for Full Claim Amount

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal (Ontario Appeal Court) reversed a lower court decision, which had created much concern among commercial landlords that routinely rely on letters of credit (LCs) to secure...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Letter of Credit Conundrum: When a Debtor’s Default May Be Preferable to Its Late Payment

“Can an unsecured creditor be better off when the debtor defaults rather than paying off the debt? Yes: Law can be stranger than fiction in the Preference Zone.”—Ninth Circuit Untimely payment by tenants and other obligors...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Tenants in Bankruptcy: Landlord’s Ability to Draw on Letter of Credit May Turn on Notice Requirements in Lease

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly acute for commercial landlords. As retail and other tenants fall further behind on rent and other obligations, lessors are finding themselves drawn into...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California Commercial Tenant Security Deposits in a COVID-19 World

In the wake of government-ordered moratoriums on commercial tenant evictions, how does a California commercial tenant’s security deposit come into play as an available landlord remedy for a lease default? Commercial lease...more

Jackson Walker

Using Letters Of Credit For Tenant Credit Enhancement

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I. Introduction. Cash security deposits (typically in the amount of one or two month’s rent) have been the traditional form of tenant credit enhancement required by commercial landlords. However, in instances where...more

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