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Turning 125: Nelson Mullins Celebrating 125 Years of Legal Service in 2022
In January 1897, attorney P.H. Nelson left his position as solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit to set up a private law practice in Columbia, S.C. The State newspaper contained a short but prescient news item on Jan. 26 about the endeavor, which noted that "the new firm should meet with great success."
And they were right. Today, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP offers legal services in 15 states and the District of Columbia from 31 offices with 930+ attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals. It is the 71st largest law firm in the nation based on 2021 gross revenues, according to The American Lawyer’s Am Law 100, a legal news organization that tracks law firm growth.
Throughout 2022, Nelson Mullins will be sharing seminal events from its history that highlight its growth from a one-man firm in 1897 to where we are today. Click here to learn more.
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July 6, 2022
Partner Virginia "Ginger" Rolfes will be a panelist for a CLE on July 6 titled "Real Estate Finance: Structuring Earnout, Release Parcel, and Partial Prepayment/Defeasance Provisions." The CLE will discuss holdbacks and earnout provisions under which mortgage proceeds are retained by the lender but made available to the borrower upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The panel will also analyze provisions that allow for the release of a parcel post-closing, including the subdivision, easement rights, and entity issues to address. In addition, the panel will discuss the prepayment and partial defeasance options with either scenario.
Real Estate Finance: Structuring Earnout, Release Parcel, and Partial Prepayment/Defeasance Provisions Hosted by: Strafford
Frances Hyewon Kim
Senior Associate
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Frances focuses her practice in the areas of commercial finance and real estate capital markets. She represents commercial banks, life insurance companies, national CMBS lenders, and other fixed-income lenders in corporate and real estate finance transactions, including syndicated and single-lender corporate and asset-based credit facilities, CMBS loans, bridge loans, balance sheet loans, and mezzanine loans.
Frances focuses her practice in the areas of commercial finance and real estate capital markets. She represents commercial banks, life insurance companies, national CMBS lenders, and other fixed-income lenders in corporate and real estate finance transactions, including syndicated and single-lender corporate and asset-based credit facilities, CMBS loans, bridge loans, balance sheet loans, and mezzanine loans.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate (2015), Associate (2016-2017) at a regional law firm based in Lawrenceville, Ga.
- Independent researcher, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (2016)
- Summer Associate at a law firm based in Columbus, Ga. (2014)
Externship
- Legal extern, Chick-fil-A, Inc. (2015)
Internship
- Intern, the Honorable Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Court of Appeals of Georgia (July-Aug. 2014)
Educational Activities
- University of Georgia School of Law
- Teaching Assistant to professor Christian R. Turner- Legislation and Regulation (2015)
- Negotiations Team- Training Chair
- Dean’s Ambassador
- Asian Law Students Association
Education
-
University of Georgia School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
(2016)
- Executive Board, Senior Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review
- Best Draft, Regional Transactional Law Meet, Chicago (2016)
- University of Georgia, BAJ, Political Science, magna cum laude (2013)
Admissions
- Georgia
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate (2015), Associate (2016-2017) at a regional law firm based in Lawrenceville, Ga.
- Independent researcher, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (2016)
- Summer Associate at a law firm based in Columbus, Ga. (2014)
Externship
- Legal extern, Chick-fil-A, Inc. (2015)
Internship
- Intern, the Honorable Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Court of Appeals of Georgia (July-Aug. 2014)
Educational Activities
- University of Georgia School of Law
- Teaching Assistant to professor Christian R. Turner- Legislation and Regulation (2015)
- Negotiations Team- Training Chair
- Dean’s Ambassador
- Asian Law Students Association
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Frances focuses her practice in the areas of commercial finance and real estate capital markets. She represents commercial banks, life insurance companies, national CMBS lenders, and other fixed-income lenders in corporate and real estate finance transactions, including syndicated and single-lender corporate and asset-based credit facilities, CMBS loans, bridge loans, balance sheet loans, and mezzanine loans.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate (2015), Associate (2016-2017) at a regional law firm based in Lawrenceville, Ga.
- Independent researcher, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (2016)
- Summer Associate at a law firm based in Columbus, Ga. (2014)
Externship
- Legal extern, Chick-fil-A, Inc. (2015)
Internship
- Intern, the Honorable Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Court of Appeals of Georgia (July-Aug. 2014)
Educational Activities
- University of Georgia School of Law
- Teaching Assistant to professor Christian R. Turner- Legislation and Regulation (2015)
- Negotiations Team- Training Chair
- Dean’s Ambassador
- Asian Law Students Association
Education
-
University of Georgia School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
(2016)
- Executive Board, Senior Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review
- Best Draft, Regional Transactional Law Meet, Chicago (2016)
- University of Georgia, BAJ, Political Science, magna cum laude (2013)
Admissions
- Georgia
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