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Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Industry Group

Financial Institutions & Capital Providers

From traditional banking to emerging digital finance, WJH counsels capital providers on lending transactions, regulatory compliance, and the evolving landscape of financial technology.

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Who We Serve

Clients We Represent in Financial Institutions & Capital Providers

01

Commercial Banks

Counsel for commercial banks on lending transactions, creditors' rights, regulatory compliance, and litigation.

02

Institutional Lenders

Representation of institutional lenders on secured lending, workouts, and enforcement.

03

Private Credit Funds

Transactional and dispute counsel for private credit funds and their lending activities.

04

Investment Partnerships

Entity, governance, and transactional counsel for investment partnerships.

05

Emerging Payment System Operators

Regulatory and commercial counsel for operators of emerging payment systems.

06

Decentralized / Distributed Organizations

Counsel for decentralized and distributed organizations navigating an evolving legal landscape.

Overview

How We Serve Our Clients

Wanger Jones Helsley counsels capital providers across the financial spectrum, from commercial banks and institutional lenders to private credit funds, investment partnerships, and operators of emerging payment systems and decentralized organizations. The firm pairs traditional banking and lending experience with attention to the evolving landscape of financial technology.

Financial institution matters span lending transactions, secured lending and creditors' rights, workouts and restructuring, regulatory compliance, and litigation. The firm's corporate, bankruptcy, and litigation attorneys work together so lenders can document transactions and, when borrowers default, move to enforcement with the same firm.

Whether a client is a bank documenting a secured loan, a credit fund enforcing its rights against a defaulting borrower, or a payment operator navigating a new regulatory question, the firm brings transactional skill alongside established creditors'-rights and litigation depth, letting financial clients document, comply, and enforce with a single California firm.

Our Approach

What to Expect from WJH

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Industry Knowledge

The firm understands the operational, regulatory, and commercial realities of this sector, so counsel is grounded in how the client's business actually works, not legal theory alone.

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Full-Service

Transactional, regulatory, and litigation attorneys work side by side, so a client can handle deals, compliance, and disputes under one roof rather than across several firms.

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Senior Attention

Experienced shareholders and of-counsel handle the substantive work, giving clients direct access to senior counsel rather than layers of delegation.

The Team

Attorneys Serving This Industry

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Marisa L. Balch, Of Counsel, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Marisa L. Balch
Of Counsel
Fresno
Kathleen DeVaney, Of Counsel, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Kathleen DeVaney
Of Counsel
Fresno
Troy T. Ewell, Shareholder, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Troy T. Ewell
Shareholder
Fresno
Michael S. Helsley, Shareholder, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Michael S. Helsley
Shareholder
Fresno
Timothy Jones, Shareholder, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Timothy Jones
Shareholder
Fresno
Ethan Mora, Of Counsel, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Ethan Mora
Of Counsel
Fresno
Giulio A. Sanchez, Shareholder, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Giulio A. Sanchez
Shareholder
Fresno
Patrick D. Toole, Shareholder, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Patrick D. Toole
Shareholder
Fresno
Kurt F. Vote, Shareholder, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Kurt F. Vote
Shareholder
Fresno
Steven K. Vote, Shareholder, Wanger Jones Helsley PC
Steven K. Vote
Shareholder
Fresno
Track Record

Representative Matters

Wanger Jones Helsley's public-record matters, including cases argued before the California Courts of Appeal, the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court, are presented on the firm's Select Cases page with the applicable prior-results disclaimer.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What financial institutions does WJH represent?
Wanger Jones Helsley represents commercial banks, institutional lenders, private credit funds, investment partnerships, emerging payment system operators, and decentralized or distributed organizations. The firm counsels these capital providers on lending transactions, regulatory compliance, creditors' rights, and the evolving landscape of financial technology.
Does WJH handle lending and secured transactions?
Yes. Wanger Jones Helsley advises banks, lenders, and credit funds on lending transactions and secured lending, and, through its established bankruptcy and creditors'-rights experience, on workouts, enforcement, and insolvency. The firm documents transactions and represents lenders when borrowers default, keeping both phases with one firm.
Can WJH counsel fintech and digital finance clients?
Yes. Wanger Jones Helsley counsels emerging payment system operators and decentralized or distributed organizations on the regulatory and commercial questions that arise in digital finance. The firm pairs traditional banking and lending experience with attention to the evolving legal landscape facing financial technology.
Does WJH handle creditors' rights and workouts?
Yes. Creditors' rights, workouts, and insolvency are an established strength of Wanger Jones Helsley, which represents lenders and capital providers in reorganization, enforcement, and creditors'-rights matters. This experience lets financial clients protect their positions when a borrower's situation deteriorates, and it pairs with the firm's transactional lending work for full coverage.
Why choose WJH for financial institution matters?
Wanger Jones Helsley pairs transactional lending skill with deep creditors'-rights and litigation experience and serves clients from offices in Fresno and Sacramento. That full-service breadth lets banks, lenders, and credit providers handle documentation, compliance, and enforcement with a single California firm.
Who at WJH handles financial institution matters?
Wanger Jones Helsley's financial institution work is handled by shareholders and of-counsel attorneys, primarily in Fresno, including Kurt Vote, Patrick Toole, Steven Vote, and others. The firm directs each client to the attorney whose transactional or creditors'-rights experience best fits the matter.
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