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Sample Representative Matters

The Sample Representative Matters listed below are a sampling of selected matters and include matters handled at other law firms, organizations, and in other professional capacities. In certain instances, the attorney's involvement was undertaken in collaboration with co-counsel or other attorneys, and the descriptions below should not be understood to imply sole, lead, or exclusive responsibility for each listed matter. Past performance and prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter.

Real Estate Finance

  • Represented owner in the $5 million + recapitalization of a downtown high-rise office building.
  • Represented investor in the financing of a value-add boutique hospitality project valued at approximately $6 million.
  • Represented developer in the financing of a residential development project.
  • Represented private lender in the documentation of a secured loan, including the drafting and review of the promissory note and mortgage.
  • Represented numerous borrowers in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD-insured financings, refinancings, and recapitalizations.
  • Represented borrower and guarantor in connection with $6.5 million land development loan

Acquisitions & Dispositions

  • Represented investment syndicate in the acquisition and financing of a $200 million multifamily portfolio.
  • Represented investor in the acquisition of an industrial property through a sale-leaseback transaction.
  • Represented sponsor in the acquisition of a $14 million apartment building.
  • Represented purchaser in the acquisition of a $2.3 million retail strip center.
  • Represented seller in the disposition of a retail shopping center.
  • Represented family investment group in the disposition of an office property.
  • Represented seller in the disposition of a vacant hospitality/tavern property.
  • Represented seller in the disposition of an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) property.
  • Represented purchaser of approximately $5 million garden-style apartment complex.
  • Represented purchaser in acquisition of billboard asset.
  • Represented purchaser of approximately $8 million apartment community.
  • Represented seller in a series of transactions comprising the disposition of a real estate portfolio valued at approximately $95 million.

Distressed Real Estate & Workouts

  • Represented CMBS borrower in the negotiation and restructuring of a $20 million + distressed hospitality loan.
  • Represented borrower in negotiating a forbearance agreement with a private debt fund in connection with a distressed high-rise office asset.
  • Represented investor owning a portfolio of distressed condominium units in connection with a loan restructuring.
  • Represented borrower in the negotiation and documentation of a forbearance agreement relating to a stalled hospitality development project.
  • Advised investor and guarantor regarding potential exposure and workout considerations relating to a large multifamily asset experiencing pre-distress conditions.

Commercial Leasing

  • Represented landlords and tenants in the negotiation, drafting, and review of office, retail, medical office, industrial, hospitality, and industrial outdoor storage (IOS) leases.
  • Represented landlords in the negotiation, drafting, and review of various office leases.
  • Represented wellness provider in the negotiation of an office lease.
  • Represented retail tenant in the negotiation of a new lease for a barbershop location.
  • Represented pharmacy tenant in connection with a retail lease renewal.
  • Represented franchisee in the negotiation of an industrial lease.
  • Represented landlords in office leasing transactions involving graphic design, information technology, professional services, and law firm tenants.
  • Represented landlord in connection with the extension of an office lease to a law firm.
  • Represented landlord in the negotiation of a lease to a medical spa operator.
  • Represented landlord in the negotiation of a retail lease to a restaurant operator.
  • Represented landlords in the negotiation of retail lease amendments involving health-products and financial-services tenants.
  • Represented retail tenant in the negotiation and documentation of a lease extension.
  • Represented landlord in connection with lease abstracting and estoppel matters involving a national restaurant tenant.
  • Represented landlord regarding an industrial lease with a contractor tenant.
  • Represented landlord in connection with the renewal of an IOS lease to a construction materials supplier.
  • Represented hotel owner in the negotiation, drafting, and review of a long-term bulk-room lease agreement.
  • Advised investment firm regarding lease compliance, tenant-management, and other landlord-side matters involving retail tenancies.
  • Advised landlords regarding lease amendments, extensions, renewals, assignments, estoppels, defaults, compliance matters, and other lease administration issues.
  • Represented landlord in lease of premises to a private school.

Corporate, General Business, & Contract Matters

  • Represented hotel owner in the negotiation and review of a furniture procurement agreement for a flagged hotel property.
  • Represented hotel owner in the negotiation and review of a hotel franchise agreement with a national hospitality brand.
  • Represented investor in the structuring, negotiation, drafting, and review of transaction documents relating to a complex media business acquisition and joint venture.
  • Represented investor and corporate executive in negotiation and drafting of operating agreement for complex newly established joint venture.
  • Advised business owners, investors, individuals, and companies on the negotiation, drafting, and review of commercial agreements, corporate documents, and other business arrangements.
  • Represented purchaser party in membership interest buyout structuring in connection with dissolution of real estate investment partnership.

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