R Marshall Grodner

Practice Areas

Marshall Grodner concentrates primarily on commercial transactions, secured transactions, commercial finance, opinion letters, and commercial real estate.

In commercial finance, especially secured lending, Marshall represents both Louisiana and out-of-state lenders in large commercial transactions locally, regionally, and nationally. His acknowledged experience and reputation in commercial finance have led to his former presidency of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL) and past presidency of the Association of Commercial Attorneys. He has also served in numerous leadership roles for the Commercial Finance Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA), the Joint Task Force for Deposit Account Control Agreements of the Business Law Section of the ABA, and the Loan Documentation Subcommittee of the Commercial Finance Committee of the Business Law Section of the ABA.

In real estate finance, specifically, Marshall has served as both lender’s and borrower’s counsel regarding large commercial real estate financing transactions, including acquisition finance, construction finance, project finance, and refinancing, on casinos, offices, industrial sites, auto dealerships, and apartment complexes in Louisiana. He has also served as local Louisiana counsel on numerous national and multi-state commercial real estate transactions. In multi-state transactions involving real estate outside of Louisiana, Marshall has advised several lenders. As general and local counsel for borrowers in complex multi-state, regional, and local transactions, Marshall regularly issues legal opinions concerning secured transactions and real estate finance and securitizations, including standard third-party closing opinions, true sale opinions, non-consolidation opinions, and other opinions.

Marshall is a licensed Louisiana title insurance agent for most of the major title insurance companies and regularly issues title insurance policies to lenders, purchasers, and lessees of property in Louisiana. Well known in the commercial real estate sphere, Marshall has served as an active member in organizations such as the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.