experience
Deal Announcements
- Warner Represented First State Bank of Decatur in its Sale to GTSB Financial, Inc.
- Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in its Merger with Fentura Financial, Inc. and Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
- Warner Represented Freeland State Bank in Its Merger with Thumb Bancorp, Inc.
- Warner Represented Lumin Financial in its Sale to Perigon Wealth Management
- Warner Represents Macatawa Bank Corporation in Its Pending Merger with Wintrust Financial Corporation
- Warner Represented Syntrinsic in Its Transaction with IMA Financial Group
- Warner Represented Earth Equity Advisors in its Partnership with Prime Capital Investment Advisors
- Warner Represented Rehmann in its Acquisition of Vestal & Wiler
- Warner Represented Heber Fuger Wendin in Its Sale to Mariner Wealth Advisors
- Warner Represents Donnelly Penman & Partners in the Placement of $6 Million of Subordinated Notes by Union Financial Corporation
- Warner Represents Performance Trust Capital Partners in the Placement of $75 Million of Subordinated Notes by Arbor Bancorp, Inc.
- Warner Represented West Shore Bank Corporation in the Offering of $20 Million of Subordinated Notes
- Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in the Offering of $32.5 Million of Subordinated Notes
- Warner Represented Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. In the Placement of $35 Million of Subordinated Debt by Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
- Warner Represented Lake Financial Corporation in Its Completion of $15 Million Subordinated Debt Offering
- Warner Represents Horizon Bank in Acquisition of 14 TCF Branches
- Warner Represented Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. In Its Completion of $30 Million Subordinated Debt Offering
- Warner Represents Keweenaw Financial Corporation in Subordinated Notes Offering
- Warner Represents Sturgis Bancorp, Inc. in Subordinated Notes Offering
- Warner Represented CCL Industries Inc. in US$600 Million Offering of 3.050% Notes Due 2030
- Warner Represented Donnelly Penman & Partners as Placement Agent in $15 Million Common Stock Offering
- Warner Represented CCL Industries Inc. in US$500 Million Offering of 3.25% Senior Notes Due 2026
Strengths Snapshot
- Antitrust and regulatory compliance – Brian Masternak
- Asset-based lending – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Bank formations – Charlie Goode, Jeffrey Ott, Malaina Weldy
- Bank succession planning – Charlie Goode, Jeffrey Ott
- Bank trust departments – Mark Harder
- Banking litigation – Thomas Amon, Kristina Munsters
- Banking M&A – Charlie Goode, Jeffrey Ott, Emily Cantor
- Banking regulation – Rodney Martin, Malaina Weldy
- Bond transactions – Rob Davies
- Cannabis banking – Rodney Martin, Malaina Weldy
- Commercial finance – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Commercial lending – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Community banks – Charlie Goode, Rodney Martin, Jeffrey Ott
- Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) – Charlie Goode, Timothy Horner
- Community loan documentation – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Compliance and regulatory filings – Rodney Martin, Malaina Weldy
- Construction financing – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Consumer credit – Rodney Martin, Malaina Weldy
- Corporate/securities – Emily Cantor, Charlie Goode, Jeffrey Ott
- Cybersecurity and data breach issues – Kelly Hollingsworth, Rodney Martin
- Industrial facilities – Rob Davies
- Intellectual property – Chad Kleinheksel
- Labor and employment issues – Amanda Fielder, Allyson Terpsma
- Leveraged leasing – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Litigation relating to customers and bank operations – Thomas Amon, Kristina Araya
- Mortgage loan financing – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Negotiable instruments – Kristina Araya
- Nonprofit debt securities offerings – Charlie Goode, Timothy Horner
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) – Ford Turrell
- Real estate development financing – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Real estate issues – Rob Davies, Ford Turrell
- Securities filings – Emily Cantor, Charlie Goode, Jeffrey Ott
- Shopping center financing – Matthew Casey, Rob Davies, Mark Wassink
- Social impact investing – Charlie Goode, Timothy Horner
- Subordinated debt transactions (both public and private) – Charlie Goode, Jeffrey Ott
- Tax and bond matters – Rob Davies
- Tax-exempt financing transactions – Rob Davies
- Workouts and bankruptcies – Susan Cook, Rozanne Giunta, Jonathan Lauderbach, Elisabeth Von Eitzen
Videos and Podcasts
- The New Inflation Reduction Act ExplainedLegacy Matters
- The Status of Marijuana BankingWarner’s Legal News For the Cannabis Industry
- Cannabis BankingWarner’s Legal News For the Cannabis Industry
- German American Business Council of Michigan Annual Fall Dinner
- Steven W. Rhodes Veterans Day Bankruptcy Conference
- 2024 NSCP National Conference
- Risk Management Association’s Annual Horror Stories
- 35th Annual Business Law Institute
- MMA Update: Supreme Court Paid Leave Decision & the Impact on Manufacturers
- Federal Bar Association’s 36th Annual Bankruptcy Section Seminar
- ICLE 36th Annual Tax Conference
- ICLE 64th Annual Probate & Estate Planning Institute Seminar
- Michigan Venture Capital Association’s Corporate Transparency Act Webinar
- Turnaround Management Association’s 2024 Mid-America Regional Conference: Crafting a Grand Turnaround
- National Bar Association: Overview of Affirmative Action Supreme Court Decision, DEI Legal Landscape and ADR
- FEI Detroit: Crafting Leadership
- Midland Business Alliance: What You Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act
- State Bar of Michigan Cannabis Law Section: Annual Conference and Meeting
- Family Business Alliance 2023: Exploring Family Ownership Structures: Slicing the Pie
- Michigan Capital Network Fall Fund Update
- 63rd Annual Probate & Estate Planning Institute Seminar – Plymouth
- 63rd Annual Probate & Estate Planning Institute Seminar – Acme
- 2023 ACG Detroit – Congress Codifies M&A Broker Exemption: Clarity Brings New Opportunities
- MBA Bankers Education Summit and Trade Show 2023
- FEI Detroit Hot Topic “Venture Capital Term Sheets: A Guide for Financial Professionals”
- The Stevens Center for Family Business: What Is Your Family Business Worth? A Panel Presentation on Family Business Valuation
- Cannabis Thought Leaders: Survive or Sell? Do-or-Die Decisions in a Tough Market
- Rollovers and the Revived DOL Fiduciary “Rule”
- Cannabis Law Seminar – Industry Insights and Trends From the Legal Perspective
- Virtual CCO Roundtable Series: SEC Exams During COVID-19
- COVID-19 Panel: What Your C-Suite Should Be Thinking About
- Webinar: Update on PPP Loan Forgiveness
- WEBINAR: New Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)
- Warner Selected One of the Top Law Firms by Best Lawyers®
- Warner Represented First State Bank of Decatur in its Sale to GTSB Financial, Inc.
- Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in its Merger with Fentura Financial, Inc. and Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
- Warner Represented Freeland State Bank in Its Merger with Thumb Bancorp, Inc.
- Warner Represented United Church of Christ Cornerstone Fund, Inc. in $100 Million Offering
- Warner Partner Charlie Goode Honored as Michigan Go To Lawyer for Business Transactions by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Warner Represents Macatawa Bank Corporation in Its Pending Merger with Wintrust Financial Corporation
- Warner Partner Linda Paullin-Hebden Recognized as All-Star Advisor of the Year by ACG® Detroit
- Mark J. Wassink Reelected Managing Partner of Warner
- 22 Warner Attorneys Rated 2024 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
- Warner Selected Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers®
- Mark Wassink Named to Grand Rapids 200 for Second Year in a Row
- Corinne Sprague Elected to the Grand Rapids Art Museum Foundation Board of Trustees
- Emily Rucker Appointed to Inforum West Michigan Regional Council
- Warner Welcomes Business Development Manager
- Larry Murphy and Laura You Named American Bar Foundation Fellow
- Warner Partner David Eberhard Among Michigan’s Go To Real Estate Lawyers
- Homayune Ghaussi Named American Bar Foundation Fellow
- Rozanne M. Giunta Elected to Board of Regents by American College of Bankruptcy
- Homayune Ghaussi Named to Lawyers of Color 2023 Power List
- Warner Partner Kelly Hollingsworth Honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Shane Hansen Weighs in on New M&A Legislation
- Warner Attorney Rodney D. Martin Honored by Comprehensive Therapy Center with Legacy Award
- Warner Welcomes Andrea McGrew
- Mark Wassink Selected for Grand Rapids 200
- Crain’s Detroit Business Names Laura You to 40 Under 40 List
- Dennis Loughlin Interviewed by Crain’s Detroit Business for Supply Chain Bankruptcy Story
- Homayune A. Ghaussi Accepted to American Arbitration Association Panel
- Warner Represented Scott Snow (financial advisors) LLC in Its Sale to Clearstead Advisors
- Warner Represented Heber Fuger Wendin in Its Sale to Mariner Wealth Advisors
- Michigan Supreme Court Rules that ELCRA Includes Protection Against Discrimination Due to Sexual Orientation
- Nick Colvin Joins Greater Grand Rapids NAACP Board
- Warner Partner Elisabeth M. Von Eitzen Elected President of Kalamazoo County Bar Association Board
- Nick Colvin Joins Ele’s Place West Michigan Board
- Warner Represented Emerson Wealth in Its Sale to Mariner Wealth Advisors
- Warner Partner Emily S. Rucker Honored by Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Elisabeth M. Von Eitzen Joins Board of Housing Resources, Inc.
- Robert A. Dubault Named Executive Partner of Warner’s Muskegon Office
- Elisabeth M. Von Eitzen Joins Board of YWCA Kalamazoo
- Laura You Selected for Leadership Detroit
- Warner Represents US Subsidiary in Connection With Chervon Holdings’ Initial Public Offering
- Mark Wassink Elected Managing Partner of Warner
- Warner Represents Donnelly Penman & Partners in the Placement of $6 Million of Subordinated Notes by Union Financial Corporation
- Warner Represents Performance Trust Capital Partners in the Placement of $75 Million of Subordinated Notes by Arbor Bancorp, Inc.
- 21 Warner Attorneys Rated 2022 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
- Warner Represented West Shore Bank Corporation in the Offering of $20 Million of Subordinated Notes
- Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers®, U.S. News & World Report
- Warner Partner Rozanne M. Giunta Honored by Federal Bar Association Chapter for Excellence in Bankruptcy Law
- Warner Partner Laura N. You Joins Matrix Human Services Board
- Warner Partner David L.J.M. Skidmore Elected Chair of Probate and Estate Planning Section of Michigan State Bar
- Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in the Offering of $32.5 Million of Subordinated Notes
- Linda Paullin-Hebden Named to Detroit 500 List
- Warner Partner Shane B. Hansen Named BTI Client Service All-Star
- Warner’s Laura You Named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Women in the Law” Class of 2021
- 105 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America©
- Corinne N. Sprague Selected for Leadership Grand Rapids
- Warner Represented Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. In the Placement of $35 Million of Subordinated Debt by Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
- Government and Economic Development Attorney Nicholas M. Colvin Joins Warner
- Warner Partner Rachel Foster Selected Among Michigan Go To Lawyers
- Warner Represented Lake Financial Corporation in Its Completion of $15 Million Subordinated Debt Offering
- Warner Represents Horizon Bank in Acquisition of 14 TCF Branches
- Warner Partner Ford J.H. Turrell Honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Warner Represented Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. In Its Completion of $30 Million Subordinated Debt Offering
- Warner Attorney Rodney D. Martin Honored By Grand Rapids Bar Association For Distinguished Service
- Warner Represented Kendall Electric, Inc. In Its Acquisition of Rumsey Electric Company
- Warner Talks Cannabis with Crain’s Detroit Business
- Warner Represents Keweenaw Financial Corporation in Subordinated Notes Offering
- Warner Partner Susan M. Cook Honored by Inclusion in Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2021 Hall of Fame
- Matthew K. Casey Named Executive Partner of Warner’s Macomb Office
- Warner Partner Receives MiBiz Dealmaker of the Year and Deal of the Year Awards
- Warner Represents Sturgis Bancorp, Inc. in Subordinated Notes Offering
- Warner Partner Among Michigan Go To Business Lawyers
- 35 Warner Attorneys Rated 2021 Top Lawyers by Grand Rapids Magazine
- Warner Partner Jeffrey Ott Provides Insight into Bank M&A during Pandemic
- 21 Warner Attorneys Rated 2021 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
- Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report
- David J. Klippert Elected to Stevens Center for Family Business Executive Council at SVSU
- 102 Warner Attorneys Rated 2021 Best Lawyers in America
- Matt Casey Discusses the Main Street Lending Program with Crain’s Detroit Business
- Matthew Johnson Provides CARES Act Guidance for Small Businesses
- Jeff Ott Discusses CARES Act Banking Provisions with GRBJ
- Warner Representing ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in the Acquisition of Community Shores Bank Corporation
- Rodney Martin honored on distinguished roster of ’16 over 60′
- Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report 2020
- Warner Partner Rodney D. Martin Named to 16 Over 60 List
- In Memory of Jim Breay
- Chambers USA 2019 Names Warner a Leading Michigan Law Firm
- Warner Partner Timothy L. Horner Named a 2019 “Leader in Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- Warner Represents ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in Its Merger with County Bank Corp.
- Warner Names Eight Attorneys as Partners
- 17 Warner Attorneys Rated 2019 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
- Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report
- One Hundred Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Represents TCSB Bancorp, Inc. in Its Merger With Independent Bank Corporation
- Chambers USA 2018 Warner Partners as Leading Michigan Law Firm
- Warner to Host Webinar on Medical Marihuana
- Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report
- Elisabeth M. Von Eitzen to Participate in Leadership Kalamazoo
- Jeffrey A. Ott Named Finalist for Dealmaker of the Year
- Warner Represented West Shore Bank in the Acquisition of Ellis Capital Management
- Warner Attorney to join Chemical Bank to Ring Nasdaq Opening Bell Tuesday
- Warner Represents Chemical Financial Corp. in Transaction Recognized as One of Biggest Deals of 2016
- Warner Represented Donnelly Penman & Partners as Placement Agent in $15 Million Common Stock Offering
- Fifteen Warner Attorneys Rated 2017 Top Lawyers by DBusiness
- Chemical Financial Corporation Completes Merger with Talmer Bancorp, Inc.
- Warner Representing Birmingham Bloomfield Bancshares, Inc. (Bank of Birmingham) in Merger with Arbor Bancorp, Inc. (Bank of Ann Arbor)
- Warner Representing West Shore Bank in $8.3 Million Acquisition of West Michigan Bank & Trust
- Jeffrey A. Ott Named Finalist for Dealmaker of the Year
- Matthew K. Casey Joins Wayne State Business School Board of Visitors
- Wealth Compliance Leaders Podcast featuring Andrea McGrew
- Presidential Pardon of Marijuana Possession: Users Beware
- President Biden’s Pardon of Federal Marijuana Convictions Makes Good Sense, But Rescheduling Marijuana Does Not
- Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN Issues Final Rule for Beneficial Ownership Reporting
- The New Inflation Reduction Act Explained
- Michigan Supreme Court Rules that ELCRA Includes Protection Against Discrimination Due to Sexual Orientation
- DOJ Formally Ends Trump Administration’s China Initiative
- DOJ Focuses on Cryptocurrency Crime
- SBA Issues Final Rule Related to PPP Loan Review Decision Appeals Process
- The Status of Marijuana Banking
- SBA Issues FAQs and Interim Final Rule Related to PPP Loan Calculations and Loan Forgiveness
- SBA Issues Two Interim Final Rules Related to PPP Loans
- Paycheck Protection Program Loans – Round Two
- SBA Issues Interim Final Rule and Streamlined Loan Forgiveness Application for PPP Loans $50,000 and Under
- The State of Mask Requirements and Other Limitations
- SBA Issues Guidance on Change of Ownership Process for Entities That Received PPP Loans
- SBA Issues Interim Final Rule Implementing Flexibility Act Changes to PPP Loan Forgiveness Rules
- SBA Releases FAQs on PPP Loan Forgiveness
- SBA to Accept PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications Beginning August 10, 2020
- SBA Streamlines PPP Forgiveness Application for Certain Borrowers and Revises Existing Forgiveness Application
- SBA Issues Interim Final Rule Clarifying PPP Flexibility Act of 2020
- Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 Summary
- Small Business Administration Issues Interim Final Rule Related to SBA’s PPP Loan Review Process and Lender Obligations
- SBA Issues Interim Final Rule Further Clarifying PPP Loan Forgiveness
- SBA and Department of Treasury Release Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application and Instructions
- SBA Declares PPP Applicants Must Count Foreign Employees for Size Purposes
- Warner Helps You Navigate “Business As Anything But Usual”
- Paycheck Protection Program: 75/25 Rule
- Summary of Guidance Related to PPP Loans
- SBA Issues Interim Final Rule Related to PPP Loans
- CARES Act Temporarily Modifies Provisions of the Bankruptcy Code
- Are Loans Under the Paycheck Protection Program Guaranteed by the SBA?
- Warner Summarizes the CARES Act
- Federal and State Financial Relief for Small Businesses
- Talk to Your Lender NOW if You Anticipate Problems Making Loan Payments due to COVID-19 Business Disruptions
- Cannabis Banking
- The SAFE Banking Act Passes the House: What Is In the Bill?
- It’s Time for Community Banks to Address the End of LIBOR
- Michigan Voters Approved Recreational Marijuana: What Does that Mean for Michigan Businesses and Residents?
- Warner Offers Harassment Training for the Banking and Financial Services Industries
- Financial Institutions Set to Implement Additional Customer Information Requirements for Business Entities
- DOL Adopts Temporary Fiduciary Rule Enforcement Policy
- DOL Proposes 60-Day Delay in Fiduciary Rule
- Update: Delay of DOL Fiduciary Rule is Not (Yet) “Official”
- DOL Fiduciary Rule Delayed
- Circuit Court: No right to redeem property sold by court-appointed receiver
- Court Ruling May Reshape Collection and Foreclosure Strategies