About

Provided by Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

Miller Canfield is at its core a commercial finance firm. On any given day, approximately 80 of our professionals render services for clients in commercial and asset-based loan transactions, real estate finance and public finance transactions, insolvencies, restructurings, workouts, foreclosures and bankruptcies. We represent approximately 40 financial institutions and originators, master and special servicers, and many investment banks. 

Traditional Banking: Key clients include Comerica Bank, Wells Fargo, Fifth Third, JPMorgan Chase.

Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF): Clients include Wells Fargo; Associated Bank; Chemical Bank; Develop Michigan Real Estate Fund. Industry sector expertise includes Banks, Construction, Financial Services, Healthcare, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate, Retail.

Workout+Foreclosure (WFG): Clients include CWCapital Asset Management, Torchlight Loan Services, Bank of America, Fifth Third and Colony Capital. Industry expertise includes Banks, Construction, Financial Services, Healthcare, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate, Retail and Travel & Leisure.

Public Finance: Clients include City of Detroit, State of Michigan, University of Michigan, Wayne County Airport Authority, Michigan Finance Authority and numerous cities, townships & counties. Industry sector expertise includes Education, Healthcare, Government, Transportation, Utilities.

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What the Team is Known For

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone is a key player in the financing sphere, attracting an enviable list of well-known financial services clients, in addition to acting for several municipalities and the State of Michigan. It provides expert advice on bond, ESOP and public financing matters, particularly those relating to the running of local government authorities. The team offers further expertise in asset-based lending.

Work Highlights

  • Miller Canfield represented Comerica Bank as agent in a syndicated credit facility to a waste hauling and management company in the eastern United States.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Shawn Hopper
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Shawn Hopper
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Shawn Hopper is co-leader of the financial services group at Miller Canfield. He has key experience in a wide range of banking and finance transactions, including secured loans, acquisition financing and credit facilities.

Shawn is amazing to work with.

Shawn's strengths include his ability to explain complex legal situations to those who aren't legally educated, the management of his relationships and his ability to connect with the team.

Shawn will advise in our best interest. Above all, he has a pleasing demeanor that makes it easy to work with him.

Shawn is a pleasure to work with. He has solid legal expertise and understands the intricacies of international law and international business. He's extremely responsive and a consummate professional.

Shawn Hopper is very experienced, knowledgeable and timely.

Trent Taylor
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Trent Taylor
Head of Banking & Finance
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Trent Taylor is well known for his representation of financial institutions in syndicated loans and asset finance transactions.

Trent Taylor provides sound advice and business-minded solutions.

Trent is very responsive and a great legal mind. He offers good client service and focuses on what actually matters.

Trent is very good at getting everybody on the same page, reviewing the documents and compiling a list. He helps identify what each person needs to do.

Trent helps us come to practical conclusions regarding legal issues. He helps us mitigate risks and does a very good job of bridging law and business needs.

Ranked Lawyers at
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

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Shawn Hopper
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Shawn Hopper
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Trent Taylor
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Trent Taylor
Head of Banking & Finance
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Members

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Danielle Anderson

Joseph Huntzicker

Head of Department

Marc Swanson

Michael Moore

Patrick McGow

Shawn Hopper

Head of Department

Steven Roach

Thomas Colis

Trent Taylor

Trent Taylor

Head of Department

Clients

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Associated Bank

Bank of America

CWCapital Asset Management

Chemical Bank

City of Detroit

Comerica Bank

Consumers Credit Union

Develop Michigan Real Estate Fund

Fifth Third Bank

Flagstar Bank

JP Morgan Chase Bank

Michigan Finance Authority

National Bank

State of Michigan

Torchlight Loan Services

University of Michigan

Wayne County Airport Authority

Wells Fargo

Wintrust Bank

Industries

Provided by Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

Automotive

Banking

Construction

Energy

Financial Services

Public and Municipal Finance

Real Estate Finance

Utilities