ATTORNEY PROFILE

Anthony F. Geraci, Principal

Anthony Geraci is the managing partner and a partner of the real estate finance and corporate securities sections of the firm.  He is a leading expert in mortgage lending and securities law and has authored numerous articles on real estate finance and securities subjects.  Mr. Geraci is a leader in creating national mortgage pools and mortgage funds as well as sophisticated net branching arrangements among several mortgage companies.

Mr. Geraci’s corporate practice focuses on acquisitions, sales and reorganizations; venture capital transactions; securities including numerous public and private offerings with an aggregate offering of over ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000); broad-based tax planning including real estate development and financing; real estate acquisition and exchanges; and preparation of loan documentation for lenders.

Mr. Geraci graduated in the top 10% of his class from Chapman University School of Law and served as extern to the Honorable Alex Kozinski with the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit. 

Mr. Geraci is a prolific speaker and has spoken at several conferences, including a regular speaker at Pitbull Mortgage School discussing hard money mortgage pools and private equity offerings.

Finally, Mr. Geraci serves on the Board of Directors for International Infectious Diseases Institute, a non-profit corporation organized to provide resources and funding to doctors and clinics in developing nations.

Representative Matters

Representation of several mortgage lenders and other companies in the creation of over ten billion dollars in private equity offerings;

Representation of U.S. Bancorp in drafting several custom loan documentation packages;

Representation of the largest renovation mortgage lender in the creation of a new private offering;

Representation of several companies in reviewing public and private offerings drafted by several top 100 law firms;

Representative Clients

U.S. Bancorp
Option One Mortgage Corporation

New Century Mortgage

FCI Lender Services, Inc.

Dimension One Spas, Inc.

Publications

Broker-to-Broker Agreements, Scotsman Guide: Commercial Edition (September, 2008)

Gain Revenue Through Mortgage Pools, Scotsman Guide: Commercial Edition (June, 2008)

State High-Cost Laws: 3 Case Studies, Scotsman Guide: Residential Edition (November, 2007)

High Cost Mortgage Law, Scotsman Guide: Residential Edition (October, 2007)

Lead Article: Construction Lenders Liability, Scotsman Guide: Commercial Edition (September, 2007)

National Net Branching Agreements, Scotsman Guide: Residential Edition (September, 2007)

Opening the Warehouse Door, Scotsman Guide: Residential Edition (August, 2007), reprinted with permission, Utah Mortgage Bankers Association (November, 2007).

Gore’s Metamorphosis in State Farm v. Campbell: When Guideposts Make a Detour, 17 St. Thomas Law Review 1 (Fall, 2004).