commercial real estate Finance

Closed over $1B of shopping center acquisitions.

Closed $100M in CRE transactions in first 6 months of CRE fund initial phase.

Represented developer and investors on acquisition of over 30 acres
of real estate where Terminus and Grand Hyatt are located in Atlanta.

Represented Wendy’s and Checkers in over 100 retail store locations.

Represented Equitable Real Estate in negotiation of Dillard, Macy’s
and other major anchor leases.

Represented Intown Suites in over 50 real estate acquisitions.

Represented BudgetLine Finance in over 25 leases.

Represented newly formed $250M commercial real estate fund.

Underwrote loans and consulted on business strategy with
largest Food Lion developer in the SE United States.

Underwrote loans to and consulted on business strategy with developer
of over 1M square feet of Target anchored retail centers.

Federal Center Building in Atlanta—negotiated 2M square foot lease
with Federal government and bond financing for $800M project.

Represented major Buffalo NY real estate investor in over $400M of transactions.

Represented $100M equity investor for two downtown Dallas office buildings.

Represented Equitable Real Estate in multiple real estate acquisitions.

Operated fund that made over $400M of mezzanine loans to retail developers.

Negotiated $72M preferred equity facility with New York Life.

corporate Structuring

Facilitated $16M Merger and Acquisition event for leading Atlanta real estate company.

Negotiated $300M of debt and $250M of equity placement for a private
real estate development company to go public on the NYSE.

Structured pre-packaged bankruptcy for pellet production company;
planned strategy to emerge from bankruptcy with European based buyers.

Negotiated $100M debt facility with New York office of German Bank.

Represented First National Bank of Chicago in $1B debt restructuring involving over 20 banks.

Represented largest water company in eastern Georgia.

Represented fastest growing residential real estate company in Atlanta.

Successfully settled multiple $500,000+ commercial real estate disputes.

Represented COMPASS Real Estate in multiple management contracts.

Successfully closed residential transactions in:

Over 90% settlement rate.

Registered Neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution.

Mediated over 100 residential and commercial real estate disputes.