Attorneys
Fox, Gregory R.

Practices & Industries

Gregory R. Fox

Shareholder | Seattle | 206.223.7129 | foxg@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Gregory Fox focuses his practice in the commercial finance and financial institutions industries, with an emphasis on loan documentation, loan restructuring, and commercial litigation matters. His transactional work includes the negotiation and documentation of secured loans, Article 2A commercial leases, lease portfolio financing, seller financed transactions, and loan restructurings. Greg’s financial services litigation involves the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies, including loan foreclosures, receiverships, attachments, bankruptcy representation, and the defense of lender liability claims. In the course of his practice, Greg frequently provides guidance on matters involving the Bankruptcy Code and Articles 2, 2A, and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington

Academics

  • Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2000, cum laude)
    • Dean’s Honor List (1997-1999)
    • Dean’s High Paper Award: Business Entities Tax, Federal Income Tax, and Real Estate Transactions
  • University of Puget Sound (B.A., Politics and Government, 1997)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

  • Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
  • Business
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation

Representative Matters and Clients

  • Assisted national finance company in the judicial foreclosure of an operating golf course
  • Assisted state-chartered bank in the appointment of a receiver over lumber company borrower
  • Assisted national bank in a negotiated workout involving multiple commercial properties
  • Assisted lender group comprised of national banks in a negotiated workout of a sizeable credit
  • Obtained summary judgment dismissal in favor of national bank in a lender liability lawsuit
  • Defended finance company in multi-state lender liability lawsuits

Publications

  • “Priorities Between Competing Security Interests and Liens,” Lorman Educ. Services, 2007
  • “Default, Repossession, and Disposition of Collateral,” Lorman Educ. Services, 2007
  • “Default and Enforcement of Security Interests,” Washington State Bar Association UCC Revised Article 9 Deskbook (Contributor)
  • “Lease vs. Secured Transaction: What’s the Difference,” Washington State Bar Association Business Law Section Newsletter (Co-Author)

Awards and Honors

  • Selected, “Rising Star” in Washington Law & Politics, 2005-2010

Professional and Community Activities

  • Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Commercial Finance and UCC Committees
  • Member, Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section, UCC Committee
  • Member, King and Pierce County Bar Associations
  • Member, Equipment Leasing Association
  • Member, Turnaround Management Association
  • Former Board Member, Tacoma Farmers Market (2003-2007)