Christopher M. Paolini

Experience

• Represented the lender of a $15 million loan in a commercial foreclosure involving a failed planned development. Successfully obtained an injunction preventing the borrower from committing waste to the lender’s collateral, an order appointing a receiver to manage the property, a final judgment of foreclosure, and an eight-figure deficiency judgment against the guarantors.
• Represented a major league sports team in connection with its acquisition of real property for the development and construction of a stadium, involving issues with purchase money and secondary construction financing, environmental remediation, and quasi-judicial challenges to the stadium.
• Represented national banks, state-chartered banks, trustees, securitized trusts, and loan servicers in numerous foreclosures and lender liability lawsuits involving TCPA, FDCPA, TILA, RESPA, FCRA, and RICO claims.
• Represented a property owner in a quiet title dispute involving a series of fraudulently recorded forged deeds and a subsequent conveyance of the property to a third-party purchaser. Obtained a final judgment quieting title in favor of the client following trial.
• Represented the lender and servicer of a $12.1 million commercial loan secured by a retail complex in foreclosure litigation and a subsequent loan workout and payoff transaction with a third-party purchaser.
• Represented a leading national wireless telephone company in a series of breach of contract, intellectual property, and unfair trade lawsuits filed in federal courts throughout Florida, Texas, and California. Obtained permanent injunctions and final judgments exceeding $10 million in damages against multiple defendants.
• Represented the lender of a $1.6 million commercial loan secured by aluminum recycling equipment in a replevin lawsuit. Obtained prejudgment writ of replevin and final judgment of replevin as to the underlying collateral and negotiated a post-judgment workout with the borrower.
• Represented the lender and servicer of a $10.4 million loan in a commercial foreclosure involving an apartment complex. Successfully obtained an order appointing a receiver to manage the property and negotiated settlement of the litigation and a sale of property.
• Represented an insurance broker in a breach of contract action involving the misappropriation of client revenue. Obtained a final judgment recovering all damages at trial for the client.
• Represented vehicle manufacturers in numerous manufacturing and design defect cases throughout Florida.

Professional & Community Involvement

• American Bar Association 
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• The Florida Bar
• Orange County Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

• “Through the Gate of Local Government,” ACC Central Florida, Orlando, FL (February 15, 2018)
• "Who You Gonna Call? Compliance Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)," ACC Central Florida (April 12, 2017)

Credentials

Areas of Focus