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Lyle D. Washowich

A Member of Burns White and Co-Chair of the firm’s Banking and Financial Services Litigation Practice Group, Lyle D. Washowich focuses his practice in the areas of civil, commercial and complex litigation for a diverse clientele from the financial services, business and manufacturing sectors.

In financial services litigation, Mr. Washowich has represented national banks, federal and state savings associations, state-chartered banks, community banks and other affiliated entities, as well as investment services firms and investment advisors, in federal/state court litigation and in private venues. He has handled alleged breaches of contract, disputes among partnerships and other business interests, alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, alleged conspiracy claims, claims brought pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and other types of statutory and common law claims. These include single plaintiff and putative class action cases, along with initiating and defending emergency motions for injunctions and temporary restraining orders.

Moreover, Mr. Washowich's commercial and civil litigation practice includes representation of large, mid-sized and small business clients. These cases often involve contract disputes, controversies arising out of strained business relationships, and allegations resulting from business torts and accident and bodily injury. These cases have included claims for professional malpractice, products liability, breaches of agreement, business ventures gone awry and others. Additionally, Mr. Washowich performs analyses of indemnity, defense, coverage and related obligations for a series of insurance and oil/gas clients.

As a result of Mr. Washowich's experience handling litigation claims, he was selected as one of 30 Pennsylvania "Lawyers on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly publications in 2010.

Areas of Law

• Banking and Financial Services Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Business Law
• Oil & Gas Litigation
• Products Liability & Toxic Tort Litigation
• Professional Liability Litigation

Education

• Northwestern University (J.D., 1999, associate editor of the Law Review)
• Allegheny College (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1996)

Bar and Court Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Memberships

• Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers
• Pennsylvania Bankers Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Women in the Law Division Program Committee
  • Executive Council

Publications

• “National banks beware: Your branches may carry greater risk than you realize,” The Banking Law Journal, July/August 2005
• "U.S. Supreme Court preserves jurisdictional parity between national banks and state-chartered institutions," Client Bulletin, January 20, 2006 
• “Women in the Law Division establishes Professional Development Committee, creates roundtable series,” ACBA Lawyers Journal, January 1, 2010
• "Identifying Opportunities for Community Banks through Syndicated Loans and Loan Participations," Transactions, December 2012
• "Suspicious Activity Reports: Deciding When a Good Faith Suspicion Is Good Enough," paBanker, November-December 2012

Honors/Awards

• Selected for inclusion on the 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers^® "Rising Stars" list
• Selected as one of 30 "Lawyers on the Fast Track" in 2010 by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly publications

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