Finance & Capital Markets

Served as counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of one of the largest real estate mortgage fraud and Ponzi scheme cases in the region.

Regularly represent developers, owners, commercial landlords and tenants, REITs, private equity and venture capital groups, builders and management companies in commercial disputes throughout the D.C. metropolitan region.

Represented equity investor and debt purchaser in multiphase townhome/retirement community development in Maryland.

Successfully defended financial institution in breach of contract, fraud, and unjust enrichment lawsuit brought by individual borrower facing foreclosure in Fairfax County Circuit Court. Obtained dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice.

Advised an infrastructure development, management, and operations firm in the acquisition of legacy wind power generation assets, including assessing the risk of contamination liability, advising on appropriate contract protections, and evaluating requirements regarding species protection issues.

Advised an international financing and investment firm, with significant experience in the renewable energy sector, understand and evaluate the risks involved in providing development financing to a major offshore wind energy project. Work included advising on the state public service commission’s approval of offshore renewable energy credits, conducting due diligence on local, state and federal permitting, licensing, and process for obtaining the energy credits.

Advised a global infrastructure investment manager on strategic power generation and infrastructure investments, including both developmental stage and operational projects, focusing on current and legacy environmental site conditions, contamination, permitting, regulatory compliance, and land use issues.

Represented a private equity firm with investments in several waste-to-energy facilities, including assessing environmental site conditions and addressing permitting issues related to the handling and management of solid wastes.

Counseled real estate investment trust (REIT) clients regarding environmental and land use due diligence for various real estate portfolio transactions involving numerous properties, including acquisitions of industrial, truck stop and gasoline station, office, hotel, and senior living properties.

Successful representation of corporations and private equity sponsors in stockholder actions challenging multimillion and multibillion dollar transactions.

Representation of majority owner in sale of stock in software integration and technology management business for the U.S. Military.

Represented a lender in a suit by its borrower challenging the validity of a foreclosure sale of property in North Carolina.  The Court dismissed the case under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which bars a federal court from considering issues previously raised and decided in state court.