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Kate Lewis
Partner
Atlantic Station
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
kate.lewis@nelsonmullins.com
Kate is a commercial real estate attorney whose practice focuses on the purchase, sale, development, and financing of numerous property types and on the structuring of investment vehicles for such projects. She also has extensive creditor-side experience in real estate finance, including loan workouts.
Kate is a commercial real estate attorney whose practice focuses on the purchase, sale, development, and financing of numerous property types and on the structuring of investment vehicles for such projects. She also has extensive creditor-side experience in real estate finance, including loan workouts.
Experience
The 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.
Experience
- Has handled acquisitions, development, and dispositions of all commercial real estate asset types on behalf of sponsors and investors, including multifamily, student housing, single-family, office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use projects.
- Has represented sponsors and investors on real estate joint ventures, preferred equity investments and other investment structures.
- Has represented both borrower and lender clients on a variety of finance transactions.
- Has assisted creditors and borrowers with transactions relating to distressed commercial loans, including restructurings in and out of bankruptcy, purchases and sales of loans and REO properties, and remedy enforcement.
Representative Transactions
- Representation of sponsor and developer on the acquisition, construction financing and development of a single-family rental community in Venice, Florida.
- Representation of national REIT on numerous land banking transactions with single-family homebuilders throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of sponsor on tenancy-in-common conversion and simultaneous recapitalization of a multifamily project in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Representation of joint venture on the acquisition, financing and joint venture work for a portfolio of student housing properties in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Representation of joint venture on the sale of a North Georgia resort property.
- Representation of institutional investor on its preferred equity investment in a mixed-use development project in Austin, Texas.
- Representation of regional lender on a multiple-loan credit facility for a manufacturing business headquartered in Habersham County, Georgia.
- Representation of special servicer in restructuring out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy of portfolio of loans secured by 240 retail properties around the Southeast, together with subsequent assumptions and modifications of loans.
Education
- Duke University School of Law, JD
- Yale University, BA, History
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Georgia
Practice Areas
The 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.
Experience
- Has handled acquisitions, development, and dispositions of all commercial real estate asset types on behalf of sponsors and investors, including multifamily, student housing, single-family, office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use projects.
- Has represented sponsors and investors on real estate joint ventures, preferred equity investments and other investment structures.
- Has represented both borrower and lender clients on a variety of finance transactions.
- Has assisted creditors and borrowers with transactions relating to distressed commercial loans, including restructurings in and out of bankruptcy, purchases and sales of loans and REO properties, and remedy enforcement.
Representative Transactions
- Representation of sponsor and developer on the acquisition, construction financing and development of a single-family rental community in Venice, Florida.
- Representation of national REIT on numerous land banking transactions with single-family homebuilders throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of sponsor on tenancy-in-common conversion and simultaneous recapitalization of a multifamily project in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Representation of joint venture on the acquisition, financing and joint venture work for a portfolio of student housing properties in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Representation of joint venture on the sale of a North Georgia resort property.
- Representation of institutional investor on its preferred equity investment in a mixed-use development project in Austin, Texas.
- Representation of regional lender on a multiple-loan credit facility for a manufacturing business headquartered in Habersham County, Georgia.
- Representation of special servicer in restructuring out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy of portfolio of loans secured by 240 retail properties around the Southeast, together with subsequent assumptions and modifications of loans.
Media
Community
- Outside pro bono real estate counsel, Upper Westside Community Improvement District, Atlanta, Georgia (2018-present)
- Guest lecturer and student mentor for Georgia State University College of Law’s Transactional Assistance and Practice Program, Atlanta, Georgia (2016-2017)
Kate is a commercial real estate attorney whose practice focuses on the purchase, sale, development, and financing of numerous property types and on the structuring of investment vehicles for such projects. She also has extensive creditor-side experience in real estate finance, including loan workouts.
Experience
The 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.Experience
- Has handled acquisitions, development, and dispositions of all commercial real estate asset types on behalf of sponsors and investors, including multifamily, student housing, single-family, office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use projects.
- Has represented sponsors and investors on real estate joint ventures, preferred equity investments and other investment structures.
- Has represented both borrower and lender clients on a variety of finance transactions.
- Has assisted creditors and borrowers with transactions relating to distressed commercial loans, including restructurings in and out of bankruptcy, purchases and sales of loans and REO properties, and remedy enforcement.
Representative Transactions
- Representation of sponsor and developer on the acquisition, construction financing and development of a single-family rental community in Venice, Florida.
- Representation of national REIT on numerous land banking transactions with single-family homebuilders throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of sponsor on tenancy-in-common conversion and simultaneous recapitalization of a multifamily project in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Representation of joint venture on the acquisition, financing and joint venture work for a portfolio of student housing properties in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Representation of joint venture on the sale of a North Georgia resort property.
- Representation of institutional investor on its preferred equity investment in a mixed-use development project in Austin, Texas.
- Representation of regional lender on a multiple-loan credit facility for a manufacturing business headquartered in Habersham County, Georgia.
- Representation of special servicer in restructuring out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy of portfolio of loans secured by 240 retail properties around the Southeast, together with subsequent assumptions and modifications of loans.
Education
- Duke University School of Law, JD
- Yale University, BA, History
Admissions
- North Carolina
- Georgia
Practice Areas
- Construction and Construction Transactions
- Build-to-Rent/Single-Family Rentals
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Corporate Leveraged Finance
- Real Estate Capital Markets
Industries
- Outside pro bono real estate counsel, Upper Westside Community Improvement District, Atlanta, Georgia (2018-present)
- Guest lecturer and student mentor for Georgia State University College of Law’s Transactional Assistance and Practice Program, Atlanta, Georgia (2016-2017)
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