Barry A. Abbott

Barry Abbott represents established corporations and startups in all aspects of their corporate, financial services, internet, payments and e-commerce businesses. He is nationally recognized for his work advising clients on developing ground-breaking consumer financial services products.

Barry Abbott is a pioneer in e-commerce lending matters. National and international financial institutions look to him for counsel on major transactions. He also advises startups (including crowdfunding, peer-to-peer and gaming companies) on corporate and regulatory matters. Notably, Barry was:

• Involved in developing the legal documents for the first equity line product (for Crocker Bank in the late 1970s)
• Principally responsible for developing all legal documents for the first major reverse mortgage program (for Transamerica HomeFirst in the late 1980s)
• Original legal counsel responsible for organizing the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF)
• General Counsel to the REX Group, which developed the first true home owner-occupied option investment product and marketplace