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
- The Challenges Of Enforcing Foreign Judgments—The Irish Example - (Posted On Monday, August 22, 2016)
- U.S. Supreme Court Finds RICO Statute Applies to Activity Offshore - (Posted On Thursday, June 30, 2016)
- New York Court Has Sufficient Jurisdiction Over Foreign Bank Where Bank Purposefully Uses Correspondent Bank Account in New York - (Posted On Monday, April 25, 2016)
- Recent Trust Protector Issues Affecting The Enforcement of Trusts in the Channel Islands - (Posted On Friday, April 01, 2016)
- How Foreign Countries Are Making Judgment Enforcement More Accepted - (Posted On Wednesday, February 24, 2016)
- Update On Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Canada - (Posted On Friday, January 22, 2016)
- Asset Protection Devices in the British Virgin Islands That Creditors Need to Understand - (Posted On Wednesday, December 30, 2015)
- Pre-Judgment Freeze of Assets in Australia Upheld - (Posted On Wednesday, December 16, 2015)
- Freezing Orders in Royal Jersey Court in Post-Judgment Proceedings - (Posted On Wednesday, December 02, 2015)
- Tenancy by Entirety Not Defense to Mortgage Foreclosure Case When Both Spouses Signed Letter of Direction to Trustee of Land Trust - (Posted On Tuesday, November 10, 2015)