Financial Services

Represent 250+ Financial Service Providers

Financial services is the firm's most significant area of industry focus. It draws upon the full spectrum of our resources, and involves every practice area of the firm. 

A major portion of the firm's practice is dedicated to assisting financial service providers in meeting the competitive demands of today's rapidly changing business, lending, and regulatory climate.

Our attorneys bring decades of  industry expertise to help financial clients achieve success. From the boardroom to the back office to the teller line, in courtrooms and state capitals, and from main street to the cloud – we know your business, legal and compliance issues and how to solve them. 

We represent over 250 financial services providers in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah and throughout the country. Our emphasis on serving financial institutions provides us with a depth of industry-specific knowledge and experience that is simply unmatched.  

Clients include national, regional and community banks, commercial lenders, federal and state-chartered credit unions, leasing companies, mortgage lenders, private equity funds, loan servicers, and other financial institutions.

We service this industry in loan documentation and workouts, regulatory compliance, consumer and commercial collections and foreclosures, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and operations, litigation, employment, and real estate. 

FWW maintains numerous affiliations with financial service trade organizations, service providers, and national and state attorney networks with which the firm contributes to and accesses significant resources related to financial services:
 
  • Member of and frequent speakers for the Oregon Bankers Association (OBA)
  • State Law representative (Oregon) at D+H Legal Counsel Network
  • State Law Editors of CarLaw and HouseLaw Legal Network
  • Member and Committee Member in Corporate Financial Services and Credit Union Committee of the American Bar Association
  • Outside General Counsel Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA)
  • Frequent speakers for Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
  • Member of Equipment Leasing & Finance Association  (ELFA)
  • Member of Lease Enforcement Attorney Network (LEAN)
  • Member of Risk Management Association (RMA)
We actively participate in these networks and are frequent speakers on a wide variety of financial services and compliance topics.
 

HIGHLIGHTS

THIRTEEN FWW ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED AS BEST LAWYERS® 2024

8/17/2023

FWW is proud to announce that thirteen of our attorneys have been named as Best Lawyers® 2024 in twelve practice areas.

FOUR FWW ATTORNEYS SELECTED AS 2023 OREGON SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS

8/10/2023

FWW is pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in Oregon for 2023. Each year, only five percent of the lawyers in the state are recognized by their peers as Super Lawyers.