Taft is pleased to welcome three partners to its Finance practice group in Indianapolis. The team includes David A. Foster, Jennifer A. Pearcy, and Stephen T. Ramey.

David A. Foster will serve as co-chair of Taft’s Finance practice group. He has significant experience representing commercial lenders and financial institutions in connection with loan origination and documentation (including secured, unsecured, and mezzanine lending, real estate mortgage, and construction lending) and UCC issues. He also represents lenders with respect to troubled credits in the areas of bankruptcy, restructurings and workouts, creditors’ rights, foreclosure, and receivership actions.

Jennifer A. Pearcy counsels clients seeking to advance their business objectives through various transactions. She represents commercial lenders, financial institutions, and public and private companies in a range of matters, including loan originations and documentation of secured and unsecured syndicated and single bank credit facilities, complex real estate development financings and acquisition financings, restructurings, and workouts.

Stephen T. Ramey represents financial institutions and borrowers in commercial finance transactions, including secured and unsecured syndicated and single bank credit agreements, mezzanine lenders, complex real estate development financings, asset-based lending transactions, and acquisition financings.

“Taft’s outstanding team and growth strategy make it a great place to practice law and serve our clients for years to come,” said Foster. “We look forward to continuing to serve our clients with the depth of resources represented by Taft’s soon to be 800+ attorneys across the Midwest.”

“We are so pleased to welcome this talented team to Taft,” said Brad Schwer, partner-in-charge of the Indianapolis office. “This group adds to Taft’s existing sophisticated finance practice and helps increase our overall presence in Indianapolis as we continue to aggressively grow our team to better serve our clients.”

The group joins during a period of exponential growth and expansion in Taft Indianapolis. Taft ranks as the fourth largest law firm in the city according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. In addition, Taft’s Finance practice group has experienced significant growth in 2022 with a 33% increase in attorneys.