Finance

The attorneys in our Real Estate group are all experienced in finance transactions, representing a wide spectrum of lenders and investment advisors. We represent banks, life insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, pension funds, investment funds and other suppliers of capital in debt and equity secured transactions.

Our work involves conventional lending for construction and permanent financing, participating and co-lending, conduit lending, and mezzanine financing. We represent master and special servicers for securitized loans; and capital suppliers in joint ventures with owners and venturers. We have experience in financing of shopping centers, office buildings and multi-use complexes, theater and entertainment properties, lodging properties, retail properties, multi-family housing, health care facilities, agricultural properties, and industrial facilities.

Our experience in troubled loans has involved extensive bankruptcy litigation, working with Clark Hill's bankruptcy attorneys, and the employment of successful strategies in anticipation of resort to bankruptcy. We have advised many of our clients in the foreclosure process, and achieve the best results afforded by applicable law in bankruptcy and foreclosure scenarios.

We work frequently with out of state lenders and their counsel in multi-state lending situations. Our attorneys have extensive experience in due diligence in many lending situations, and we are called upon by attorneys from across the country for counsel about loan opinion practice.

Among clients relying on Clark Hill for real estate finance services are Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Lincoln National Insurance Company; ReliaStar Insurance Company, The Build Fund, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Orix Capital Markets LLC, PNC Bank, City of Detroit Policeman's and Fireman's Retirement System, and City of Detroit General Retirement System.