Overview
Burr & Forman lawyers represent global and national lenders and borrowers as well as smaller, local lenders and borrowers on real estate financing transactions of various values.
Our attorneys have broad capabilities in real estate financing, restructuring, and enforcement and serve lenders such as regional and national banks, financial institutions, mezzanine lenders, savings and loans, registered investment advisors, insurance companies, and permanent lenders.
We also routinely represent borrowers in real estate finance, and our team is experienced in handling transactions across all asset classes.
Our attorneys are involved from the initial steps of term sheets, planning and zoning through the important steps of documenting of the real estate loan facilities, to the completion of the project. We also advise clients in workouts and restructurings that may arise during economic downturns.
The commercial real estate finance team works closely with other practice areas at Burr, including tax, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, health care, ERISA, environmental, securities, banking regulation, and litigation/dispute resolution to ensure full compliance with all regulatory lending requirements and to protect clients' interests.
Construction Finance
Our attorneys advise lenders and borrowers in closing construction loans across the nation, including facilities used to construct multi-family residential developments, mixed-use projects, planned unit developments, office buildings, retail properties, warehouses, health care facilities, hotels, and industrial facilities.
Economic Incentives/Tax Credits
Our attorneys advise lenders and borrowers in loans involving various types of economic incentives, including tax credit and bond financing, conservation easements, state and federal home loans, industrial revenue bonds, and public and private ventures.
Commercial Acquisition Financing
At Burr, we represent lenders and borrowers in financing involving the acquisition of all types of commercial projects such as multifamily, mixed use, industrial, office, health care, and retail.
Permanent Finance
The firm advises clients in permanent loan financings which arise once a construction project is complete or a project has been acquired. Our attorneys are experienced in navigating the loan transition process from a short-term facility to a longer-term arrangement while representing the permanent lender’s interests.
Timberlands Finance
Burr represents lenders and borrowers in timberland loan transactions ranging from a few thousand acres in a single state, to hundreds of thousands of acres in multiple states. Our team also represents clients in the purchase and sale of timberlands. These services often include other relevant disciplines such as corporate, limited liability company and partnership organization, timber sale contracts, timber management contracts, easements, and timber deeds.
