Thyne Berglund & Co. is a special assets resolution firm. Our work sits at the intersection of commercial real estate credit, capital structure, and collateral: distressed and non-performing positions, assets requiring restructuring or repositioning, and transactions whose complexity exceeds conventional channels.
The principals bring more than 50 years of combined experience as attorneys and executives in commercial real estate transactions, secured lending, loan workouts, real property and UCC enforcement, receiverships, and bankruptcy restructuring. We have resolved hundreds of millions of dollars in complex commercial workouts.
Principal
Brock brings extensive experience in business and real estate, with a focus on acquisitions, financing, and asset management. He oversees a diversified real estate portfolio and has raised capital across a wide range of projects, working with institutional lenders and private investors throughout. Brock has structured and syndicated transactions across the capital stack, assembling investor groups and operating partners around opportunities that required both speed and precision. He has closed financings and workouts under compressed timelines, and is regarded as a negotiator who is effective in transactions involving numerous stakeholders and no obvious path forward.
Principal
Brant's legal practice centers on complex civil litigation and secured lending, including real estate disputes, creditor remedies, and corporate transactions. He has served as trial counsel in complex real property litigations and has secured significant recoveries for clients, including an eight-figure verdict with punitive damages. More recently, he successfully litigated a novel issue under California Civil Code section 2924.13, one of the state's newly enacted foreclosure statutes, giving him direct experience with the evolving legal framework governing commercial creditor remedies and real property enforcement. He graduated magna cum laude in Finance from the University of San Diego and earned the Dean's Scholarship at UC Law San Francisco. Brant draws on courtroom experience, deal structuring, and a finance background in complex real estate and financial matters.
Principal
John Thyne is a seasoned Santa Barbara attorney with more than 25 years of experience in real estate, civil litigation, and complex transactions, representing corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals in sophisticated real property disputes and transactions. He is co-founder of the successful real estate brokerage Goodwin & Thyne Properties and serves as an expert witness in real estate matters.Beyond his practice, John has taught law for over 20 years and has served as President of the Santa Barbara County Bar Foundation and President of Leadership Santa Barbara County. He is also the co-founder of One805 which is a significant source of support for Santa Barbara County's first responders.
Principal
C.J. Conant has two decades of experience as an attorney licensed in California and Colorado, representing lenders, landlords, and investors across real estate transactions, leases, workouts, and secured lending matters. His practice has spanned enforcement and resolution, including foreclosures under deeds of trust and mortgages, UCC sales, and related bankruptcy litigation and administration, with additional depth in fraudulent transfer law. He has worked with Colorado Senate committees and legislators on proposed changes to the state's redemption and foreclosure statutes. C.J. graduated second in his class from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Westmont College in Santa Barbara. CJ brings enforcement-side experience to every stage of the process.