Cases
Representative Matters: Represented a leading distributor
retailer of motor fuels in the sale of its assets, including more than 1,400 wholesale fuel locations
70 retail convenience stores, to a large U.S. operator of gas stations/convenience stores in a transaction valued at over $350 million.
Represented a public employees' retirement system pension fund in connection with its ownership of a large real estate project next to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including transfer of the ownership structure of the real estate project on behalf of the fund from a trust arrangement to a limited liability company arrangement.
Represented Hunterdon Healthcare in its joint partnership with Atlantic Health System, home to seven award-winning New Jersey hospitals.
Serves on firm team representing a consumer services company in connection with the $385,000,000 financing of more than 290 locations in 31 states, including the continental US
Puerto Rico.
Serves on firm team representing a consumer retail company in connection with the acquisition,
separately a series of sales, of real property locations in more than 10 states, including master leases for more than 70 locations.
Represented one of the nation's money center banks in a $55,000,000 loan to a casino in Natchez, MS, which included leases
zoning issues.
Represented the nation's fifth-largest poultry processor
supplier on its real estate leasing, finance, environmental,
real-estate related matters, including 30-plus parcels located in Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
Georgia. Leasing matters included permitting
environmental remediation issues arising from the vertically-integrated businesses of this client.
Represented a NYSE-traded real estate investment trust (REIT), in a merger transaction valued at $3.1 billion to acquire a non-traded REIT. The combined company as a result of the merger had a pro forma enterprise value of over $10 billion
was the largest REIT in the triple net lease sector at the time of this transaction.
Represented a client in winning an auction in connection with an $80 million sale under section 363 of the bankruptcy code, obtaining bankruptcy court approval of the sale
entering into an Asset Purchase Agreement.
Acted as bank counsel (real estate) for a $49,750,000 bond transaction involving a Georgia hospital system.
Represented major European banking institution as underwriter's
/or bank counsel in connection with several public
/or private activity bond transactions having Certificates of Participation/Public Purposes Project Revenue Bonds regarding facilities leased to the State of Georgia
other county instrumentalities.
Represented a national bank as underwriter's counsel in connection with due diligence on a series of three waste-to-energy projects in Georgia, each in the amount of $250,000,000, having an international issuer.
Represented a national bank as underwriter's counsel in connection with due diligence on a series of waste-to-energy l
fill projects located in Georgia, Virginia
North Carolina totaling $30,000,000.
Represented a nationally-recognized autism center in the defeasance of $17,500,000 in bonds through the sale of its Georgia headquarters to a large Atlanta-based children's hospital.
Represented a national lender/placement agent in connection with credit-lease loan transactions secured by federal government leases throughout the country, including, without limitation, $16,200,000 financing of federal courthouse in Canton, Ohio
$4,650,000 financing of U.S. Forest Service headquarters in Northern California
$28,000,000 financing of Veteran's Administration facility in Eastern North Carolina.
Represented an international Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain in connection with U.S. real estate holdings, including leases, sale/leasebacks, together with franchise, media
intellectual property matters, involving store locations throughout the nation.
Acted as Georgia real estate counsel for a real estate investment company in connection with due diligence for a proposed $300,000,000 mixed-used development in metropolitan Atlanta.
Acted as lead counsel for large national bank in $13,150,000 acquisition
development loan in Savannah, Georgia, for master mixed-use, multiphase planned community, including, commercial streetscapes with office
retail, multifamily, senior assisted-living, residential single-family
townhomes, park space
amenity areas located on historic plantation l
s.
Acted as real estate counsel for Canadian seller in connection with the $32,000,000 sale of a shopping center in metropolitan Atlanta to a Canadian buyer.
Acted as Georgia lead real estate counsel for the purchaser in the multistate acquisition of lumber
timber facilities, including multi-tranche financing, totaling $19,000,000.
Acted as lead real estate counsel for $20,000,000 debt financing on behalf of NASDAQ-traded public company with holdings in 25-plus international locations.
Acted as real estate counsel to trustee of $34,500,000 in bondholder debt secured by religious facilities
a national television ministry.
Acted as lead real estate counsel to the developer of mixed-use, high-end wellness developments linked to a major medical institution, with proposed developments in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina,
Texas, having multi-tranche institutional financing as well as mezzanine debt totaling more than $100,000,000.
