Western Real Estate Finance

Our Western Finance and Real Estate attorneys bring deep experience representing market participants in transactions and projects across the Western United States and nationwide. With offices in key metropolitan markets, the team combines local market knowledge with national reach and resources to support clients throughout the lifecycle of their deals.

Our attorneys have experience handing a broad range of project types and deal structures, encompassing both debt and equity financing. We advise lenders, investors, owners, developers, and loan servicers on structuring, negotiating, documenting, closing, and servicing loans, investments, and projects.

By leveraging advanced technology and the resources of Barnes & Thornburg’s national Finance and Real Estate Departments, the Western Finance and Real Estate Group delivers efficient staffing, value-based pricing, and collaborative project management. Leaders of the firm’s CMBS Loan Origination and Distressed Real Estate teams also bring a strong regional perspective to these national practices, offering insight into local market dynamics and assessing how trends may affect clients’ short- and long-term business objectives.

Supported by our Real Estate Tax and Real Estate and Construction Litigation Groups, our attorneys provide comprehensive real estate finance services. Our team has represented:

Banks
Pension funds
Insurance companies
Hedge funds
Specialty lending and finance companies
Private equity firms
Mortgage REITs
Developers
Real estate managers

We advise these clients on deploying capital into real estate projects—whether as equity or debt—across a range of asset classes, including multifamily residential, commercial condominium, retail, office, industrial, and hospitality properties.

Our attorneys also have significant experience financing energy generation and transmission projects with real estate components, including:

Solar
Wind
Biomass
Geothermal
Other renewable energy facilities

In addition, our attorneys are active in leading real estate organizations throughout the West, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of industry developments and leadership.
 
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