I focus my practice on the intricate aspects of commercial real estate, particularly, real estate development, real estate finance, real estate lending, asset management, asset purchase and sales, commercial leasing, and mixed-use. I regularly counsel investors in joint ventures and providers of mezzanine debt, as well as participants in the community development investment arena.As counsel to commercial banks, thrift institutions and the former Resolution Trust Corporation, I have represented clients on loan originations, including construction, mezzanine and conduit financings and on loan workouts, restructurings and foreclosures, some of which have involved complex litigation and bankruptcy issues.I have been recognized as a leading lawyer for Real Estate in the District of Columbia in the Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers and included in Legal 500 for RealEstate, “The Best Lawyers in America," and in Washingtonian magazine as “One of Washington’s Top Lawyers." Since 2007, I have been selected as one of the top attorneys in the Washington, D.C., metro area by Super Lawyers Magazine, and most recently by the Super Lawyers Magazine, Corporate Counsel Edition.
Listed skills include Real Estate, Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Economics, Commercial Real Estate, and 12 others.