Overview

Brent represents clients on the full spectrum of finance issues. His strong background in commercial, real estate, and municipal finance and transaction experience have generated an excellent track record in these areas.

Brent has published chapters on commercial lending law and the law of guaranties, both in the state of Wisconsin, for a pair of American Bar Association state-by-state guides.

Experience

Solutions in action

  • Real estate (including HUD) and asset-based loans and financings
  • Derivatives transactions
  • Syndicated commercial loans
  • Equipment leasing
  • Construction loans
  • Bond and mezzanine debt financings
  • New Markets Tax Credit financings
  • Revenue bond credit enhancements and direct credit purchases
  • Workouts
  • Brent helped to close a matter involving a bank's issuance of a letter of credit, in order to secure an insurer's construction loan. He achieved this closure within a very tight time frame despite the presence of an unusual intercreditor agreement.

Credentials

  • Marquette University Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1998, magna cum laude
  • Marquette University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1994, cum laude

  • Wisconsin

  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Commercial Finance Law, 2021
  • Best Lawyers®, Commercial Finance Law, 2015-present
  • Selected to Securities & Corporate Finance, Real Estate Rising Stars, Super Lawyers®, 2006

Engagement

  • Member, Wisconsin Bar Association, Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association