Finance & Lending

DBS Law provides legal advice and services to clients engaged in financial transactions and disputes. Our attorneys have comprehensive experience drafting loan agreements, creating and perfecting security interests in all manner of collateral, and crafting unique financial agreements for lenders, borrowers, and investors. DBS Law also advises clients regarding possible financial disputes, and can continue representing clients through negotiation and even litigation of those disputes.

Creditors’ Rights

DBS Law clients are frequently creditors, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, having made loans or simply having obtained a judgment against a wrongdoer. Our attorneys are prepared to advise creditors of the remedies available to them in collecting money owed. DBS Law can also represent creditors throughout the process of exercising those remedies, from determining assets available for potential recovery to creating liens and executing on those assets. Where a debtor has entered bankruptcy or another insolvency proceeding, DBS Law is also experienced at representing creditors throughout those proceedings to ensure their claims are maintained to fullest extent possible.

Receiverships

Attorneys Dan Bugbee and Dominique Scalia regularly serve as court-appointed receivers in both Washington and Oregon courts. In this capacity, they have assisted in the liquidation and recovery of assets under court supervision. Cases that they have been employed in have included the following:

• Appointed at request of secured lender to liquidate high-end Mercer Island residence in the center of complex multi-party litigation.
• Appointed at request of the Washington State Attorney General to take control of insolvent non-profit following embezzlement of funds by former management. During this receivership, the non-profit was stabilized, operations were transferred to a new non-profit, and over $1 million dollars was rerecovered from insurers for the benefit of creditors.
• Appointed in partnership litigation dispute to take charge of operating maritime business to both provide financial oversight and analyze past accounting. By working with both partners, the business operations were stabilized, and an agreed budget was implemented, resulting in the business being fully operational for the upcoming season.
• Appointed through voluntary assignment by former cannabis processor to locate, retrieve, and liquidate assets in hands of would-be surviving entity following failed merger.
• Appointed over segment-leading seller of branded beverage products to operate and liquidate going concern.

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

DBS Law attorneys are experienced in all aspects of bankruptcy and other insolvency proceedings, representing debtors, creditors, and even trustees and receivers. Clients have the benefit of DBS Law’s experience working with parties on both sides, from banks to individual debtors. Where litigation is initiated within an insolvency proceeding, DBS Law is equally capable of continuing to represent clients through all stages, including trial.

Business & Corporate

DBS Law attorneys assist our small- and medium-sized business clients with a wide array of legal needs. Whether your business is just forming and needs assistance choosing the proper corporate structure, or if you are selling all or part of your business, we can assist with every important step in the business life-cycle. When advising businesses, DBS Law tailors the legal services it provides to the client’s needs—our attorneys recognize that no two businesses are identical. DBS Law takes pride in getting to know our business clients and being able to serve as your general outside counsel, advising every step of the way.

Real Estate

DBS Law attorneys are experienced in representing buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, and lenders in real estate transactions both large and small. Our attorneys can draft and review purchase and sale agreements, leases, easements, deeds of trust, promissory notes, and related financing agreements. DBS Law attorneys also have significant experience litigating disputes involving real estate, including evictions, contested foreclosures and lawsuits seeking the enforcement of real estate sale agreements.

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

The attorneys at DBS Law are practiced litigators, and regularly advise and represent clients large and small at all stages of legal disputes. DBS Law attorneys are also experienced negotiators and frequently represent clients in alternative forms of dispute resolution, such as mediation. Where called for, DBS Law is also prepared to see cases through to trial. Our philosophy is to be thorough and conservative in our advice, always ensuring clients understand the risks of litigation, while being aggressive and zealous in our advocacy to give clients the best chance of a positive outcome.

Intellectual Property

DBS Law, in association with Theresa Simpson, represents news and other media companies, software developers, and software licensors and licensees with a wide array of intellectual property needs.

Related Practice Areas:

• Creditors’ Rights
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency
• Business and Corporate
• Real Estate