Richard J. Schroeder

Rick Schroeder centers his financial transactions practice in the representation of lenders and lessors in lease and secured financing transactions. He represents secured lenders and lessors in U.S. and international ship finance transactions; commercial and corporate aircraft leasing and secured financing; and financing transactions in Indian Country, including tribal gaming and on and off reservation tribal economic development financing. He structures several types of financing transactions involving secured loans, true leases, finance leases, and synthetic leases, and project finance. His practice also includes commercial lending transactions as counsel for agent and lenders in direct loans, participations and syndications, interest rate hedge and swap transactions. He has been a frequent CLE speaker on topics ranging from workouts and bankruptcy, ship finance, UCC Article 9, UCC Article 2A leasing and financing Indian tribes. Rick is also a recognized leader in the field of tribal gaming law.