Barbara M. Yadley

Barbara M. Yadley is a finance attorney in Holland & Knight's Tampa office. She represents borrowers, as well as banks and other financial institutions in all aspects of commercial lending transactions, including the areas of commercial asset-based lending, cash flow lending, and commercial real estate finance. Ms. Yadley has particular experience in matters involving the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), mortgage law, Florida loan transaction taxes, loan syndications and participations, intercreditor and subordination arrangements, mortgage warehousing, floor planning, letters of credit and banker's acceptances, inventory and accounts financing, vehicle floor plans, usury, and borrower's legal opinions.

Ms. Yadley was an attorney in the Washington, D.C., office of the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (regulator of national banks), prior to joining Holland & Knight. Among other things, she was involved in forming the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and drafted and interpreted numerous banking regulations.

Ms. Yadley is a co-chair of the firm's Opinions Committee, which oversees the preparation of third-party legal opinions and is responsible for approving them prior to issuance by the firm.