Carter H. Klein concentrates his practice on Uniform Commercial Code work, secured and unsecured lending, asset sales and purchases, trade finance, outsourcing, payments, financial services and regulation and credit enhancements and workouts. Corporations, businesses, banks and other financial institutions seek his counsel on funds transfers, sales and acquisitions, and financial and international transactions work.  In particular, he has extensive experience with Article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code – Letters of Credit.

Mr. Klein is AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.  He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America for Banking Law for seven years running, and is regularly listed in Chicago magazine as an “Illinois Super Lawyer” for Banking & Finance.  Mr. Klein is a member of the Firm’s Corporate, Financial Services, and Commercial Law Practices.  He edits three books on the Uniform Commercial Code and writes and speaks on the subjects of letters of credit, secured lending and payments.  He was an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business for five years.

Currently, Mr. Klein is a member of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, is Liaison for the American Bar Association’s Uniform Commercial Code Committee to the Permanent Editorial Board of the Uniform Commercial Code, and is a member of the Banking Committee of the US Council on International Business.  He previously served for five years as Chair of the ABA’s Letter of Credit Subcommittee.  For the Chicago Bar Association, he has chaired the Commercial and Financial Transactions Committee, the International & Foreign Law Committee, and the Consumer Credit Committee.