People: Morgan T. Jones, Partner

Morgan T. Jones

Partner

Sacramento
Direct: (916) 498-7024
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Mr. Jones is a partner in the Sacramento office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  A member of the Real Estate Department, he focuses his practice in banking, with a particular emphasis on financing transactions and workouts, restructuring and loan enforcement, and in real estate.  His financing practice includes all types of commercial real property secured loans involving all types of security properties, commercial loans and agricultural loans, as well as representation of issuers of letters of credit in bond transactions. Jones also represents lenders in managing REO, sales of REO, and loan sales and in connection with lender liability issues. His loan origination and restructuring and enforcement practices include syndicated and participated loans, affordable housing loans and public finance, equity participation loans, leasehold mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, mortgage warehousing lines of credit, and multi-state transactions, as well as representation of lenders with high-volume commercial and commercial real estate lending programs. He has also represented financial institutions in connection with a wide variety of regulatory and operations matters. His real estate practice has included the entire spectrum of services for developers, investors and corporate real estate users. 
Mr. Jones is a partner in the Sacramento office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  A member of the Real Estate Department, he focuses his practice in banking, with a particular emphasis on financing transactions and workouts, restructuring and loan enforcement, and in real estate.  His financing practice includes all types of commercial real property secured loans involving all types of security properties, commercial loans and agricultural loans, as well as representation of issuers of letters of credit in bond transactions. Jones also represents lenders in managing REO, sales of REO, and loan sales and in connection with lender liability issues. His loan origination and restructuring and enforcement practices include syndicated and participated loans, affordable housing loans and public finance, equity participation loans, leasehold mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, mortgage warehousing lines of credit, and multi-state transactions, as well as representation of lenders with high-volume commercial and commercial real estate lending programs. He has also represented financial institutions in connection with a wide variety of regulatory and operations matters. His real estate practice has included the entire spectrum of services for developers, investors and corporate real estate users. 

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (1981)
    UCLA Law Review
    UCLA International Law Journal
  • M.A., University of California, Los Angeles (1975)
  • B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara (1970)

Admissions

  • California

Affiliations

  • Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
  • Member, The State Bar of California (Real Property Law Section and Business Law Section)

Publications

  • Co-Author and Update Editor, “Deeds of Trust,” CEB California Real Estate Finance Practice: Strategies and Forms
  • Author, “Contractual Waivers of One-Action and Anti-Deficiency Protections by Debtors in Workouts,” 15 CEB Real - Property Law Reporter 131 (April 1992)
  • Co-Author, “Risks Associated with REO,” Real Estate Workouts and Turnarounds (1989)
  • Co-Author, “Legal Aspects of Doing Business in China,” Legal Aspects of Doing Business in East Asia, D. Campbell ed. (1984)