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Fortra Law’s Corporate and Securities attorneys have collectively represented thousands of funds and private lenders nationwide in the areas of corporate business law, securities offerings, and compliance
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Corporate Business Lawyers with Specialized Experience

Fortra’s corporate attorneys help businesses navigate structural, organizational, and governance challenges. We serve private lenders, real estate professionals, brokers, funds, and wealth managers.

Industry-Focused Mergers & Acquisitions

Our Corporate & Securities team advises lenders, real estate professionals, and developers on mergers, acquisitions, sales, and reorganizations, providing practical solutions to structure, negotiate, and close complex transactions.

Licensing Services

Fortra helps lenders, brokers, and mortgage professionals secure, manage, and maintain licenses nationwide, ensuring compliance in commercial and business-purpose residential real estate.

Our Services

Corporate Business Law

Fortra’s Corporate attorneys help clients with entity formation, governance, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, and other key matters. Our clients include private lenders, real estate developers, brokers, equity and debt funds, and wealth managers.

Securities & Capital Markets

Fortra’s team advises on private placements, mortgage pools, opportunity funds, real estate investment trusts, and compliance. We serve mortgage funds, operating companies, private lenders, and other capital market participants

Corporate & Securities Resources

Foreign Investor

3 Vital Steps for Safe Deals with Foreign Investors

Raising debt from foreign investors can be a powerful tool for building a robust lending platform, however it’s essential to understand the best practices for engaging with foreign investors. This article outlines the 3 key steps you must follow when ...

Family Real Estate

Understanding the Risks in Family Real Estate Investments

Imagine a long-time friend, James, approaches you with an opportunity to purchase a four-unit apartment building together. He’s found a promising property and plans to renovate it, add an accessory dwelling unit, and lease it to tenants.  James asks if ...

Mega Fund

The Rise of Mega Funds and the Competitive Squeeze

The rise of the mega fund has reshaped the private credit landscape, creating both opportunities and challenges for smaller and mid-market lenders. Firms such as Blackstone, KKR, Brookfield, and Ares have raised billions in private credit vehicles, enabling them to ...

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Our Services

Corporate & Securities

Corporate & Securities team guiding funds and lenders in law and compliance.

Banking & Finance

Banking team supports mortgage pros with transactions, compliance, and mitigation.

Litigation & Bankruptcy

Litigation & Bankruptcy provides counsel for funds and lenders in business law and securities.

Why Choose Us

Fortra Law is the nation’s largest law firm dedicated almost exclusively to the private/non-conventional lending space and is the leading legal resource for specialty lenders, asset-based lenders, private lenders, and non-bank institutions. Our legal departments include Banking & Finance, Corporate & Securities, and Litigation & Bankruptcy, offering lenders a vertically integrated suite of services while our Fortra Conference Line provides networking and educational opportunities to the industry at large. Reach out today to see how we can partner together.

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