Success can happen in a moment: an opportunity seized, a smart decision made, intelligent action taken.

Success can also be the result of steady progress toward long-held objectives.

What do these two scenarios have in common? Preparation. Whether executing a long-term strategy or taking advantage of a sudden opening in the competitive landscape, neither can come to a successful conclusion without adequate preparation.

The Commercial Financial Services Team at Quarles & Brady LLP exemplifies the foresight and preparation required to help our clients develop effective strategies to meet their short- and long-term business objectives. This is a direct result of our team's keen understanding of the law and our commitment to high quality service, coupled with our client and industry knowledge.

Legal Acumen
Our clients demand and deserve attorneys with impeccable legal knowledge. The attorneys of the Commercial Financial Services Team — in fact, all of the Firm’s more than 400 attorneys in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Wisconsin — possess an outstanding knowledge of the law. Our attorneys don’t just apply rules or stop at identifying legal trends; rather, they are committed to staying ahead of the curve, working with rulemaking bodies and professional associations to actively shape the contours of the law.

For example, our attorneys have served on the Wisconsin State Bar committee on third-party legal opinions and have been directly involved in modifying that state’s version of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. In these and other efforts, we keep an eye not only on the global effects of these rules, but also their potential implications for our clients’ goals and operations.

Excellent Service
Our attorneys take client service to new levels and a clear sign of this commitment is the long-term relationships we hold with the vast majority of our clients. Our client retention rate is one of the highest in the field, as we have continued to represent many businesses effectively for decades. We appreciate our clients’ loyalty and recognize that this loyalty must be earned on a daily basis.

Responsiveness is a word that has become a hallmark of our practice. Clients know their attorneys and know that their questions will be answered quickly and precisely. We also recognize that many emerging issues involve innovative responses and strategies that may be unfamiliar to our clients. In every case, we work closely with our clients to ensure accurate, effective communication so they can make appropriate business decisions based on insight, not intuition.

Client and Industry Knowledge
In today’s complex business environment, clients need attorneys who understand the law inside and out, as well as the trends and issues that may arise within our clients’ companies, the economy and the political landscape. As momentum builds within the competitive marketplace, it’s critical to be on the front side of that movement, not the back. 

In addition to bringing responsiveness and a solid knowledge of the law to the table, many of our bright and dedicated attorneys rely on their direct experience from within the walls of business and government, having held key positions in leading public and private companies and organizations around the country. With the insights gleaned from these experiences, coupled with our unwavering dedication to constant learning, we not only respond effectively to our clients’ concerns, but often anticipate those needs, offering solutions that minimize potential risks while maximizing opportunities. One sign of this commitment is the regularity with which we contact our clients before they call, to notify them of changes in the legal and business environment that may significantly affect their operations and plans.

Full-Service
With a thorough understanding of our clients’ businesses and business objectives, the Firm has practical experience in a broad array of matters, including:

• Secured and unsecured syndicated loan transactions.
• Consignment agreements.
• Lease transactions.
• Loan workouts.
• Manufacturer’s representative agreements.
• Asset securitization.
• Derivatives transactions.
• Standard terms and conditions of sale and purchase.
• Third-party commercial legal opinions.
• Product and service contracts.

Further, as our clients’ needs and businesses grow and evolve, the team's attorneys work closely with other members of the Corporate Services Practice Group to provide legal counsel on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, corporate governance and securities law. We also tap into the knowledge and experience of the Firm’s other practice groups, including Employee Benefits, Labor & Employment, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Tax, and many other areas, to develop customized solutions that recognize the unique market, competitive and industry factors that affect our clients’ operations.

The Commercial Financial Services Team at Quarles & Brady is dedicated to the principle of preparation as a requirement for financial and business success. Such preparation enables our clients to seize new opportunities as they arise while making steady progress toward their long-term business objectives.

For more information on how Quarles & Brady's team of talented attorneys can help your company prepare for and reach success, please contact Kathryn M. Buono at (414) 277-5109 /  or your local Quarles & Brady attorney.