David I. Cisar

About David I. Cisar

The Banking and Commercial Finance Section is co-chaired by Dave Cisar. He consults businesses on governance, financing, contracting, real estate, acquisitions, and strategic planning, drawing on his 35 years of experience.

Dave specializes in commercial finance and other commercial transactions, including terms and conditions of sales, commercial loan agreements, inter-creditor agreements, participation agreements, syndicated loans, asset-based lending, and other financing transactions. He has extensive experience representing creditors in workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and related commercial (including UCC) litigation, and he does so frequently. He was involved in the review and promotion of numerous statutory revisions to the UCC, including UCC Revised Article 9 (2000) and the more recent enactment of UCC Article 9 amendments in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, he testified before state legislators about the passage of Revised Article 9 of the UCC and the repeal of UCC Article 6 (bulk sales). He wrote the chapter "Documents of Title and UCC Article 7" for the Wisconsin State Bar publication "Commercial and Consumer Transactions in Wisconsin."