Mr. Masters is a partner in the Portland office of K&L Gates.  His practice focuses on financial transactions, debtor-creditor rights and real estate.  Mr. Masters represents a variety of clients, from large multinational corporations to individuals, in matters of real estate acquisition and finance, real estate investment, commercial secured transactions, UCC Article 9 perfection, and priority issues, foreclosure, bankruptcy and  receivership proceedings , structured finance and syndicated tenancy-in-common financings.  Mr. Masters is a past vice chairman of the ABA Real Estate Opinions committee, and a member of K&L Gates' Opinion Committee.  Past representation includes:

• Counsel to lenders in acquisition workout and foreclosure of distressed debt secured by real estate
• Representation of creditors in bankruptcy and other insolvency proceedings
• Representation of banks, finance companies and other financial institutions in structuring, negotiating and documenting secured asset-based, syndicated and other lending transactions, including leveraged stock and asset acquisitions and recapitalizations
• Real estate counsel to financial institutions and corporate borrowers in acquisition, due diligence and financing of real property
• Issuer's counsel in connection with private placement of securities offerings connected with real property acquisitions
• Representation of financial institutions as credit enhancers in bond transactions
• Representation of corporate borrowers in negotiating and documenting asset based lending transactions, including corporate due diligence
• Representation of sponsors of syndicated tenancy-in-common (TIC) financings in connection with structuring of offerings and preparation of offering memoranda
• Counsel to landlords and tenants in lease negotiations

Mr. Masters joined K&L Gates in 2000 after three years in the finance and reorganization department of large Chicago firm.  Prior to that, Mr. Masters counseled the middle market division of a major Chicago bank.