RICK REIN is chair of Horwood Marcus & Berk's Litigation Group and focuses his practice on creditor's rights, loan enforcement and creditor bankruptcy representation. He regularly advises secured creditors in workout and restructuring transactions, including forbearance agreements. He also assists secured creditors in recovering pledged collateral through Uniform Commercial Code sales and commercial mortgage foreclosures, in prosecuting claims based on fraud, non-performing loans, intercreditor disputes and loan commitment litigation and in defending creditors against whom claims have been asserted. Additionally, Rick has extensive financial services litigation experience in state and federal venues at the trial and appellate level.
Rick also concentrates his practice in multijurisdictional litigation, specifically the recovery of foreign claims and assets. He is also well regarded for his knowledge of international legal systems and frequently serves as special counsel to the financial services industry, corporations, attorneys, accountants, trustees, receivers and high-net-worth individuals. He has handled complex international banking and fraud matters in more than 40 jurisdictions throughout North and South America, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. Rick was the first U.S. attorney to employ the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Uruguay. He also was the first U.S. Attorney to obtain Norwich Pharmacal relief in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rick is a well-sought-after interview source on the topic of international asset recovery and is frequently called upon by the media. He has been interviewed by the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNNMoney, First Business, Lawyer Monthly and various industry trade publications. He also has authored several articles about the nuances of international litigation for legal publications such as the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, New York Law Journal, Banking Law Journal, and Latin American Law and Business Report. Past speaking engagements include presentations to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Turnaround Management Association, International Bar Association, American Bar Association, LawLine.com and the Florida and New York Bar Associations. Lawyer Monthly named Rick Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year (2014).
More Legal and Business Bylines From Eric (Rick) S. Rein
- Current Treatment of Mareva Injunctions in Canada - (Posted On Wednesday, January 29, 2020)
- Developments Offshore In Third Party Disclosures in Wrongdoings (Norwich Pharmacal Relief) - (Posted On Monday, January 06, 2020)
- Recent Circuit Court Decisions Extend The Breadth Of Section 1782 U.S. Discovery In Foreign Proceedings - (Posted On Friday, November 01, 2019)
- BVI Scales Back Stand-Alone Injunctions - (Posted On Saturday, June 15, 2019)
- Mareva Injunctions in Aid of Foreign Proceedings in Singapore - (Posted On Friday, May 24, 2019)
- Obtaining Jurisdiction Over a Foreign Corporation for Section 1782 Discovery is Becoming Extremely Difficult - (Posted On Friday, April 12, 2019)
- Canada Provides Helpful Guidelines When Mareva Injunction Can Be Granted Without Notice - (Posted On Thursday, January 10, 2019)
- Bankruptcy Courts Have Authority to Compel Debtor to Sign Consent Directives - (Posted On Sunday, September 23, 2018)
- Creditor’s Ability to Recover in the UK From Debt Owed Under Letters of Credit - (Posted On Friday, March 30, 2018)
- The Unique Quandaries Faced in Recovering International Cryptocurrency Frauds - (Posted On Thursday, February 01, 2018)