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Laura M. Lewin
Partner
2 South Biscayne Blvd.
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
laura.lewin@nelsonmullins.com
Laura focuses her practice on various facets of commercial real estate, including acquisitions, dispositions, development and leasing. Her industries of primary focus include multifamily, single family rental, retail, and alternative energy.
Laura focuses her practice on various facets of commercial real estate, including acquisitions, dispositions, development and leasing. Her industries of primary focus include multifamily, single family rental, retail, and alternative energy.
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.
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate in the Tampa Bay office of a national law firm (2016)
- Student Attorney at the Turner Environmental Law Clinic (2015-2016)
- Student Law Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta, GA (2015)
Representative Matters
- Representation of sponsor developer in acquisition, development, and construction financing for a 310-unit multifamily development in Orlando, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor borrower in development and $69 million construction financing for a 270-unit multifamily and mixed use development in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor in recapitalization and refinancing of a $51 million debt for a 287-unit multifamily project in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor in tenancy-in-common recapitalization and related loan modification for a multifamily and mixed use project in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Representation of institutional investor in infusing preferred equity into a portfolio consisting of six multifamily properties throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of both sponsor and investor borrowers in a number of agency financing matters (including new financing, loan assumptions, and defeasances).
- Representation of purchaser in acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 11 subdivisions of build-for-rent single family homes and townhomes in Georgia.
- Representation of purchaser in acquisition and financing of numerous build-for-rent, single family subdivisions throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of solar developer in Georgia land acquisitions and assemblages in development of over 12 solar farms and projects.
- Representation of national quick service restaurant in the ground leasing and acquisition of new restaurant locations in the Southeast.
Educational Activities
- Emory University School of Law
- Member of Environmental Law and Conservation Society
Education
-
Emory University School of Law,
JD,
with honors
(2017)
- Managing Editor, Emory Law Journal
- University of Florida, BLA, Landscape Architecture, Minor in Urban and Regional Planning, summa cum laude (2014)
Admissions
- Georgia
- Florida
Industries
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.
Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate in the Tampa Bay office of a national law firm (2016)
- Student Attorney at the Turner Environmental Law Clinic (2015-2016)
- Student Law Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta, GA (2015)
Representative Matters
- Representation of sponsor developer in acquisition, development, and construction financing for a 310-unit multifamily development in Orlando, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor borrower in development and $69 million construction financing for a 270-unit multifamily and mixed use development in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor in recapitalization and refinancing of a $51 million debt for a 287-unit multifamily project in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor in tenancy-in-common recapitalization and related loan modification for a multifamily and mixed use project in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Representation of institutional investor in infusing preferred equity into a portfolio consisting of six multifamily properties throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of both sponsor and investor borrowers in a number of agency financing matters (including new financing, loan assumptions, and defeasances).
- Representation of purchaser in acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 11 subdivisions of build-for-rent single family homes and townhomes in Georgia.
- Representation of purchaser in acquisition and financing of numerous build-for-rent, single family subdivisions throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of solar developer in Georgia land acquisitions and assemblages in development of over 12 solar farms and projects.
- Representation of national quick service restaurant in the ground leasing and acquisition of new restaurant locations in the Southeast.
Educational Activities
- Emory University School of Law
- Member of Environmental Law and Conservation Society
Media
News
| Nelson Mullins Names 2025 Partnership Class (Dec. 18, 2024) |
| Nelson Mullins Team Paves Way for Rail Trail Project in Atlanta (Feb. 26, 2024) |
| There’s a bright outlook for Nelson Mullins teams and solar power projects (August 28, 2019) |
Community
- Outside pro bono real estate counsel, Upper Westside Community Improvement District, Atlanta, Georgia (2018—Present)
- Design Review Board, City of Miami Beach, Florida (2024)
Laura focuses her practice on various facets of commercial real estate, including acquisitions, dispositions, development and leasing. Her industries of primary focus include multifamily, single family rental, retail, and alternative energy.
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.Previous Professional Experience
- Summer Associate in the Tampa Bay office of a national law firm (2016)
- Student Attorney at the Turner Environmental Law Clinic (2015-2016)
- Student Law Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta, GA (2015)
Representative Matters
- Representation of sponsor developer in acquisition, development, and construction financing for a 310-unit multifamily development in Orlando, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor borrower in development and $69 million construction financing for a 270-unit multifamily and mixed use development in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor in recapitalization and refinancing of a $51 million debt for a 287-unit multifamily project in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Representation of sponsor in tenancy-in-common recapitalization and related loan modification for a multifamily and mixed use project in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Representation of institutional investor in infusing preferred equity into a portfolio consisting of six multifamily properties throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of both sponsor and investor borrowers in a number of agency financing matters (including new financing, loan assumptions, and defeasances).
- Representation of purchaser in acquisition of a portfolio consisting of 11 subdivisions of build-for-rent single family homes and townhomes in Georgia.
- Representation of purchaser in acquisition and financing of numerous build-for-rent, single family subdivisions throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of solar developer in Georgia land acquisitions and assemblages in development of over 12 solar farms and projects.
- Representation of national quick service restaurant in the ground leasing and acquisition of new restaurant locations in the Southeast.
Educational Activities
- Emory University School of Law
- Member of Environmental Law and Conservation Society
Education
-
Emory University School of Law,
JD,
with honors
(2017)
- Managing Editor, Emory Law Journal
- University of Florida, BLA, Landscape Architecture, Minor in Urban and Regional Planning, summa cum laude (2014)
Admissions
- Georgia
- Florida
Practice Areas
Industries
News
| Nelson Mullins Names 2025 Partnership Class (Dec. 18, 2024) |
| Nelson Mullins Team Paves Way for Rail Trail Project in Atlanta (Feb. 26, 2024) |
| There’s a bright outlook for Nelson Mullins teams and solar power projects (August 28, 2019) |
- Outside pro bono real estate counsel, Upper Westside Community Improvement District, Atlanta, Georgia (2018—Present)
- Design Review Board, City of Miami Beach, Florida (2024)
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