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Brian J. Klein 
Partner

Phone: 612.672.8324
Fax: 612.642.8324
email: brian.klein@maslon.com

Brian Klein is the chair of Maslon's Financial Services Group.  He has extensive experience representing banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions in all forms of commercial financing transactions, including large loan syndications. These include the areas of general commercial lending, asset-based lending, mezzanine/second lien loans, real estate term and construction financing, indenture trustee representation, project finance, equipment leasing, and chattel paper warehouse financing. Brian has also served as lead counsel on numerous transactions involving the structuring and documenting of syndicated secured loans, management contracts, and other commercial agreements with Indian tribes located in the United States and Canada.  Brian's practice further includes significant representation of lenders in workouts and foreclosures, as well as creditor representation in bankruptcy; workout and bankruptcy representation of indenture trustees in defaulted public and private debt issuances; and representation of bank holding companies and owners of financial institutions in connection with a wide range of regulatory matters, including change in bank control applications.  Brian is also a member of Maslon's Real Estate Group and has represented owners in all aspects of commercial real estate, including acquisition, leasing and financing matters.

Areas of Practice
  • Financial Services
  • Commercial Loan Documentation
  • Leasing and Equipment Finance
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Defaulted Loans and Workouts
  • Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy
  • Indenture Trustee Representation
  • Financial Institution Regulatory Matters
  • Indian Gaming Finance and Development
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Development
  • Project Finance
  • Payment Claims
  • Management and Leveraged Buyouts
  • Contracts for Deed
  • Tax Increment Financing/TIF
  • Construction
  • Private Equity
Education
  • University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1988, J.D.
    Honors: With Distinction
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Law Review: North Dakota Law Review, Member, 1986-1987; Case Comment Editor, 1987 - 1988
  • University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1985, B.B.A.
    Honors: Magna Cum Laude
    Major: Banking and Finance
Brian Klein

Experience

  • Represented national bank as agent in $225 million secured syndicated revolving loan facility to an oil and gas jobber and operator of multi-state chain of convenience stores.
  • Represented national asset-based lender in connection with a $55 million secured revolving loan facility to a distribution company.
  • Represented Indenture Trustee in bankruptcy and reorganization of large wireless telecommunications company involving conversion of existing notes to equity and issuance of new high yield notes.
  • Represented national lender in connection with a $110 million syndicated warehouse credit facility to a residential contractor finance company, secured by portfolio of mortgage loans.
  • Represented investment underwriter in connection with the placement and underwriting of project financing for a Native American gaming enterprise.
  • Represented national lender in connection with a $40 million real estate acquisition and construction financing for a Las Vegas condominium project.
  • Represented national bank in connection with original loan documentation and eventual loan workout of project financing to a wind energy developer.
  • Represented national asset-based lender in connection with the workout of a large asset-based credit facility to a multi-state food processing company.
  • Represented national bank in connection with the foreclosure of a significant office/retail building.
  • Represented indenture trustee in workout and bankruptcy restructuring of public debt issuance to oil and gas developer secured by oil and gas interests in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Represented real estate developer in connection with the acquisition, redevelopment and leasing of a retail strip center.
  • Represented Indian gaming management company involving the negotiation of development, management and financing agreements with a Native American Tribe for the development of a gaming enterprise and related amenities.
  • Represented bank holding company in connection with change of control application.
  • Represented bank stock lender with foreclosure of bank stock loan and sale of bank.

Extended Bio

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