Posts by John Lande

John Lande primarily represents financial institutions, privately held businesses, and municipal utilities. He has experience dealing with a variety of legal topics including creditors’ rights in bankruptcy, business torts, agency regulatory actions, municipal law, contract disputes, and business dissolutions. John has represented clients in numerous hearings and trials in Iowa district court, federal court, and appeals to the Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

John advises financial institutions on a variety of topics including cybersecurity, internal/criminal investigations, check and wire fraud, insider transactions, collections, examinations, and enforcement actions. His focus is on helping banks implement best practices to avoid litigation and disputes in the future. John has appeared at hearings before the Iowa Division of Banking, FDIC, and Federal Reserve in Iowa and Washington D.C.

John also serves as general counsel to municipal utilities. He advises utilities on governance, open record and meetings laws, rates, public bidding, and any other legal issues they may confront.

John is chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Data Breach, & Privacy practice group. He regularly contributes to the firm’s Cybersecurity Law and Banking Law Blogs.

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by John Lande

No Free Car: Bankruptcy court protects bank's security interest in vehicle

In a short opinion on Monday, September 23, 2013, the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit (B...

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

What's In a Name?  Your Collateral.

Iowa financial institutions should be aware of an important change to the requirements for perfecting liens on personal...

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

The Supreme Court and the CFPB: A test of executive power

The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to decide a case that will have important ramifications for the va...

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by John Lande

Major changes to Iowa mechanic's lien law

Contractors and subcontractors need to pay close attention to dramatic changes to Iowa's mechanic's lien law that became...

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

The CFPB's power may grow: Will the Supreme Court let the CFPB decide the CFPB's jurisdiction?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance C...