Areas of Practice
- Multistate Real Estate Transactions
Practice Description
Representation of lenders and institutional investors in permanent, mezzanine and equity financings secured by or involving real estate projects, representation of institutional investors and developers in the acquisition and/or sale of real estate projects; advice and counsel with respect to negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, management agreements, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, reciprocal easement agreements, loan documents, development agreements, security agreements, title and survey matters.
Recent Representative Matters
- Representation of a life insurance company in a permanent loan of $81,000,000, which was secured by an office building located in Houston, Texas.
- Representation of institutional investor in $41,000,000 acquisition of industrial buildings located in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Representation of a life insurance company in a permanent loan of $23,500,000, which was secured by a multi-family apartment project located in Katy, Texas.
- Representation of a life insurance company in a permanent loan of $33,500,000, which was secured by a multi-family apartment project in Thornton, Colorado.
- Representation of a life insurance company in a permanent loan of $26,000,000, which was secured by a multi-family apartment project located in Seattle, Washington.
- Representation of institutional investors in connection with the sale of industrial, retail, multi-family apartment and office projects located in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
Activities and Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Member, Dallas Bar Association, Real Property Section
- President - Board of Trustees, Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation (1996 to 2005); Treasurer (2005 to present)
Education and Experience
- DePaul University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981)
- Certified Public Accountant, Illinois (1981)
- University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1984); Kiley Scholar (1982); Notre Dame Law Review, Associate Editor (1983-1984)
