Areas of
Practice
Commercial and Real Estate Finance, Creditors' Rights
and Workouts
Education
J.D., University of North Carolina, 1980
B.A.,
University of North Carolina, 1976
Representative Experience
Practice involves all aspects of lending and
middle-market investment transactions from the creditor/investor
perspective; has practical experience on a daily basis in respect to these
matters as both in-house legal counsel for multi-billion dollar bank and
private practice legal counsel to institutional creditors
Representation of lenders and investors in
matters such as:
- Asset based loans to operating companies
- Commercial real estate transactions for
construction/development of properties including hotels, golf courses, apartments and office
buildings
- Letters of credit backed by variable rate
bonds; medical care commission bonds and industrial revenue bonds
- Workouts and collections of downgraded
credits
- Profit participation arrangements
involving office buildings and other operating real estate
- Venture capital and mezzanine financing
- Debtor in possession financing
arrangements
- Participation and intercreditor
arrangements
- Loans made in connection with low income
housing tax credits
- Investments made by small business
investment companies
Professional/Community Activities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Banking Law Institute, Member, Board of Directors
RMA Associates, Member
North Carolina Bankers Association, Member
Publications
“Perfecting Liens in Atypical Collateral”,
1999, North Carolina Bar Association
Notable Accomplishments
Recognized in Business North Carolina
Magazine’s “Legal Elite” (Real Estate Law), 2008
