Steven O. Weise is a partner in the Corporate Department and practices in all areas of commercial law.
Steven’s experience in financing is extensive, especially in those secured by personal property, including structured financing. He also handles matters involving California real property anti-deficiency laws, workouts, guarantees, sales of goods, equipment leasing, commercial paper and checks, letters of credit, and investment securities. Steven’s experience covers e-commerce, contract law (including “plain English” drafting), legal opinions, and consumer credit law compliance matters.
In addition, Steven lectures widely on commercial law topics and legal opinion letters and is the author of over 100 articles on these topics.
American Bar Association (Advisor to The Uniform UCC Article 9 Drafting Committee, Representative to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group on Secured Transactions, Former Chair of Business Law Section, Former Chair of Committee on Legal Opinions, Former Chair of Committee on Personal Property Secured Financing), House of Delegates
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Uniform Commercial Code Permanent Editorial Board
American Law Institute (Council; Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 Drafting Committee)
TriBar Opinion Committee
California State Bar (Former Chair of Executive Committee of the Business Law Section, Committee of the Uniform Commercial Code)
Distinguisehd Service Award, American Law Insitute 2022
Chambers USA: California: Banking & Finance 2010-2023, Senior Statesperson 2023
US Legal 500: Finance: Bank Lending (National) 2010
Best Lawyers "Los Angeles Equipment Finance Lawyer of the Year" 2015
Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year 2019, 2024
Best Lawyers in America 1995-2024
Southern California Super Lawyers 2004-2018
Lifetime Achievement Award, California State Bar Business Law Section
Chair’s Award, American Bar Association Business Law Section