Local Counsel Opinions in Real Estate Finance Transactions

Ms. Burgers represents debtors and creditors in bankruptcies and financial workouts in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland. She also represents buyers, sellers, and lenders in the sale and financing of shopping centers, hotels, and residential/mixed use developments in the DC metro area and nationally. These transactions involve traditional financing, mezzanine financing, preferred equity agreements and new financing vehicles including Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and EB-5 financing transactions.

Ms. O’Malley leads the firm’s multidisciplinary commercial PACE (C-PACE) team, which to date, claims national C-PACE experience in 15 of the 29 states with active C-PACE programs, plus the District of Columbia. She is widely recognized nationally for her contributions to the C-PACE field and actively participates in the development of the Virginia C-PACE market. Ms. O’Malley provides guidance to C-PACE capital providers and property owners on all aspects of a C-PACE deal, including financing structures, real estate due diligence, negotiation, and compliance matters. With extensive knowledge of C-PACE in various jurisdictions, she is a valuable advisor for local governments and program administrators throughout the lifecycle of C-PACE projects. Notably, Ms. O’Malley was involved in several C-PACE funding “firsts:” the first C-PACE-funded office construction project in the United States; the first new construction C-PACE transaction in the District of Columbia; and the first rated, C-PACE securitization in the country.

Ms. Wingfield is chair of the firm's Opinion Letter Committee. She.represents a wide range of clients in all aspects of complex commercial real estate transactions. Ms. Wingfield has led her clients through all stages of complex retail, office, mixed-use, and multi-family residential projects across the country, from the initial structuring of investor arrangements through acquisition and disposition. She is experienced in the negotiation of joint venture agreements with institutional partners, assembling both private fund and tenant-in-common investors, and the purchase and sale of equity interests in various real estate projects, including REITs. Additionally, she has managed complex acquisitions and large-scale property developments, and has represented developers in addressing a wide range of issues including subdivision, utilities, reciprocal easements, common interest communities, special districts and condemnation.