Attorneys: Banking

As a litigator, Justin’s practice focuses on commercial and employment litigation. He represents businesses and financial institutions in a wide range of disputes involving breach of contract, commercial real estate, trade secrets, and lender liability issues. He also counsels businesses in a variety of employment-related matters, ranging from employment agreements, litigation avoidance and compliance issues, and litigation in administrative proceedings and state and…

Eric's practice consists of commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions; commercial real estate finance (construction, permanent, and refinance); commercial real estate development; commercial real estate leasing (office, retail, and industrial); and commercial real estate title insurance.

Carrie Fox is an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate and Banking groups. She practices primarily in the areas of business and corporate law, with an emphasis on private company mergers and acquisitions.

James Ginsburg's practice primarily consists of real estate leasing, real estate financing, and real estate acquisitions and sales throughout the United States and Canada in various industries. Additionally, Jay provides clients with general corporate guidance.

Brian Golias counsels lenders and banking clients with respect to structuring and closing asset-based and leverage-based loans, workouts, and restructuring of non-performing loans, including advising clients of Uniform Commercial Code and secured transaction issues. Brian has extensive experience representing clients in complex operational and joint venture projects in both the United States and in foreign jurisdictions. He represented a trading company in connection…

David Horvitz became extensively involved in loan documentation near the outset of his career, and he's been in that arena ever since. His practice involves secured lending, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and other business transactions. Working with lenders and borrowers, Dave provides advice and representation in a wide variety of finance transactions. He routinely represents commercial lenders in the negotiation…

John O'Keefe is involved in two practice areas at Metz Lewis and is the co-chair of the banking group. He has experience in commercial loan documentation, creditor's rights, workouts, bankruptcy and bank litigation, and he is also involved in commercial and business litigation. He provides counsel to clients from the financial, banking, business and real estate sectors in diverse matters. An experienced commercial…

Eric grew up in the South Hills and after obtaining his undergraduate degree from John Carroll University, returned to Pittsburgh to pursue his MBA and law degree. He practices primarily in the areas of creditor’s rights, commercial law and corporate law, and has experience representing secured and unsecured creditors in state court workouts, bankruptcy court and in the drafting of loan documents.

Justin Tuskan is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation and Banking practice groups. He has represented a broad range of clients in both state and federal courts in diverse complex and commercial business litigation matters including asset acquisition disputes, actions to enforce real estate purchase and sale agreements, construction claims, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract actions. A significant portion of…