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Michael Scariano
Senior Associate
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Michael focuses his practice on commercial real estate development and investment transactions, representing developers, sponsors, and investors—ranging from REITs and investment funds to family offices—across a wide range of asset classes. His experience spans the full lifecycle of real estate projects nationwide, including acquisitions, financings, operations, leasing, and dispositions.
With a particular emphasis on multifamily, retail,...
Michael focuses his practice on commercial real estate development and investment transactions, representing developers, sponsors, and investors—ranging from REITs and investment funds to family offices—across a wide range of asset classes. His experience spans the full lifecycle of real estate projects nationwide, including acquisitions, financings, operations, leasing, and dispositions.
With a particular emphasis on multifamily, retail, mixed-use, single-family rental, and industrial properties, Michael advises clients from initial letters of intent through closing. He is known for his practical, deal-oriented approach and for resolving complex title and survey issues that arise in sophisticated transactions.
Michael’s ability to navigate both legal and business considerations makes him a trusted advisor for real estate clients of all sizes and stages.
mixed-use, single-family rental, and industrial properties, Michael advises clients from initial letters of intent through closing. He is known for his practical, deal-oriented approach and for resolving complex title and survey issues that arise in sophisticated transactions.
Michael’s ability to navigate both legal and business considerations makes him a trusted advisor for real estate clients of all sizes and stages.
Experience
Previous professional experience
- Summer Intern, U.S. Army JAG Corps in Vicenza, Italy (2019)
- Law Clerk, an Atlanta real estate and business law firm (2018)
- Judicial Intern to the Honorable Tangela Barrie, Superior Court, DeKalb County, Georgia (2018)
- Legal Assistant, a commercial real estate developer in Chattanooga, Tennessee (2017)
Clerkships/Externships
- Legal Extern, nationwide home builder (2019)
Educational Activities
- Emory University School of Law
- Executive Managing Editor, Emory International Law Review
- Research Assistant, Professor Joanna Shepherd
Representative Transactions
- Representation of sponsor in the acquisition, joint venture negotiation, and financing for a multifamily portfolio consisting of nine apartment properties located across Georgia.
- Representation of sponsor developer in the acquisition, development, and construction financing for a 202-unit multifamily development in North Carolina.
- 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 an under-construction multifamily development in Orlando, Florida.
- Representation of REIT in acquisition of industrial properties throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of national retail developer in the acquisition, leasing, and financing of new retail developments in the Southeast.
- Representation of both sponsor and investor borrowers in a number of agency financing matters (including new financing, loan assumptions, and defeasances).
Education
-
Emory University School of Law,
JD,
with honors
(2020)
- David J. Bederman Fellowship in International Law
- The Hague Academy of International Law, Private International Law Certificate (2019)
-
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,
BS,
Political Science,
cum laude
(2016)
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Fellowship
Admissions
- Georgia
Practice Areas
Industries
Previous professional experience
- Summer Intern, U.S. Army JAG Corps in Vicenza, Italy (2019)
- Law Clerk, an Atlanta real estate and business law firm (2018)
- Judicial Intern to the Honorable Tangela Barrie, Superior Court, DeKalb County, Georgia (2018)
- Legal Assistant, a commercial real estate developer in Chattanooga, Tennessee (2017)
Clerkships/Externships
- Legal Extern, nationwide home builder (2019)
Educational Activities
- Emory University School of Law
- Executive Managing Editor, Emory International Law Review
- Research Assistant, Professor Joanna Shepherd
Representative Transactions
- Representation of sponsor in the acquisition, joint venture negotiation, and financing for a multifamily portfolio consisting of nine apartment properties located across Georgia.
- Representation of sponsor developer in the acquisition, development, and construction financing for a 202-unit multifamily development in North Carolina.
- 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 an under-construction multifamily development in Orlando, Florida.
- Representation of REIT in acquisition of industrial properties throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of national retail developer in the acquisition, leasing, and financing of new retail developments in the Southeast.
- Representation of both sponsor and investor borrowers in a number of agency financing matters (including new financing, loan assumptions, and defeasances).
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Michael focuses his practice on commercial real estate development and investment transactions, representing developers, sponsors, and investors—ranging from REITs and investment funds to family offices—across a wide range of asset classes. His experience spans the full lifecycle of real estate projects nationwide, including acquisitions, financings, operations, leasing, and dispositions.
With a particular emphasis on multifamily, retail,... mixed-use, single-family rental, and industrial properties, Michael advises clients from initial letters of intent through closing. He is known for his practical, deal-oriented approach and for resolving complex title and survey issues that arise in sophisticated transactions.
Michael’s ability to navigate both legal and business considerations makes him a trusted advisor for real estate clients of all sizes and stages.
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 Intern, U.S. Army JAG Corps in Vicenza, Italy (2019)
- Law Clerk, an Atlanta real estate and business law firm (2018)
- Judicial Intern to the Honorable Tangela Barrie, Superior Court, DeKalb County, Georgia (2018)
- Legal Assistant, a commercial real estate developer in Chattanooga, Tennessee (2017)
Clerkships/Externships
- Legal Extern, nationwide home builder (2019)
Educational Activities
- Emory University School of Law
- Executive Managing Editor, Emory International Law Review
- Research Assistant, Professor Joanna Shepherd
Representative Transactions
- Representation of sponsor in the acquisition, joint venture negotiation, and financing for a multifamily portfolio consisting of nine apartment properties located across Georgia.
- Representation of sponsor developer in the acquisition, development, and construction financing for a 202-unit multifamily development in North Carolina.
- 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 an under-construction multifamily development in Orlando, Florida.
- Representation of REIT in acquisition of industrial properties throughout the Southeast.
- Representation of national retail developer in the acquisition, leasing, and financing of new retail developments in the Southeast.
- Representation of both sponsor and investor borrowers in a number of agency financing matters (including new financing, loan assumptions, and defeasances).
Education
-
Emory University School of Law,
JD,
with honors
(2020)
- David J. Bederman Fellowship in International Law
- The Hague Academy of International Law, Private International Law Certificate (2019)
-
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,
BS,
Political Science,
cum laude
(2016)
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Fellowship
Admissions
- Georgia
Practice Areas
Industries
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