Completion Guaranties in Construction Lending: Key Provisions for Lenders and Guarantors

Mr. Bars is a partner in Thompson Burton’s commercial real estate and corporate practice group. He represents developers, owners, investors, borrowers, and managers in the purchase, sale, development, financing, leasing and management of commercial and residential real estate properties. Mr. Bars's real estate practice involves all aspects of ownership and capital structures, including joint ventures relationships, preferred equity and mezzanine financing structures, and conventional and program financing. He has represented national banks, national real estate investors and developers, and regional and local developers for the new construction, purchase or refinancing of multifamily housing, hotels, offices, retail centers, industrial and residential properties. Mr. Bars also acts as a trusted business advisor on many transactions and is able to provide a wealth of experience and practical knowledge to his clients. He is recognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyers®Rising Star and in The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, for Real Estate Law.

Mr. Hanahan’s primarily focuses on commercial real estate development and project finance matters. He has significant experience representing developers and investors in the acquisition, development, and disposition of commercial real estate projects and representing lenders on construction and permanent loans and loan workouts. Additionally, Mr. Hanahan is experienced with all major real estate asset classes, and his practice has been national in scope, involving projects in over half of the states in the U.S. His real estate development practice includes involvement in all aspects of ownership and capital structures, including joint venture relationships, private placement equity raises, common and preferred institutional equity raises, mezzanine financing structures, and conventional and program financing. In Mr. Hanahan's lending practice, he represents lenders on construction and permanent financings, including single bank deals, syndications, participations, and loan workouts and foreclosures. In addition to his commercial real estate practice, Mr. Hanahan has experience with a wide range of other matters, including general business transactions, corporate and commercial law, litigation, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and land use.