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Rusty Melges

Rusty Melges

Partner

Lynn Financial Center
1905 NW Corporate Blvd
Suite 310
Boca Raton, FL 33431
360 S. Rosemary Avenue
Suite 1410
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
rusty.melges@nelsonmullins.com

Rusty represents clients in commercial real estate transactions involving the acquisition, repositioning, financing, development, and leasing of commercial, office, and mixed-use real estate projects. Rusty also represents lenders in commercial loan transactions. Rusty is a former financial institution associate general counsel and regularly represents financial institutions in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance...

Rusty represents clients in commercial real estate transactions involving the acquisition, repositioning, financing, development, and leasing of commercial, office, and mixed-use real estate projects. Rusty also represents lenders in commercial loan transactions. Rusty is a former financial institution associate general counsel and regularly represents financial institutions in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and third-party risk management. Rusty served as vice president and associate general counsel of Professional Bank as it expanded from a $1.7 billion asset institution to $2.7 billion asset institution.

Rusty Melges

and third-party risk management. Rusty served as vice president and associate general counsel of Professional Bank as it expanded from a $1.7 billion asset institution to $2.7 billion asset institution.

Rusty represents clients in commercial real estate transactions involving the acquisition, repositioning, financing, development, and leasing of commercial, office, and mixed-use real estate projects. Rusty also represents lenders in commercial loan transactions. Rusty is a former financial institution associate general counsel and regularly represents financial institutions in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance... and third-party risk management. Rusty served as vice president and associate general counsel of Professional Bank as it expanded from a $1.7 billion asset institution to $2.7 billion asset institution.

Experience

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Previous Professional Experience

  • Associate General Counsel, Professional Bank (2020–2022)
  • Attorney at a real estate consulting firm (2015–2020)

Education

  • Florida State University College of Law, JD, cum laude (2015)
    • Law Review
    • Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
    • Book Awards: Real Estate Finance and Legal Writing & Research I
  • University of Central Florida, BS, Business Administration and Finance (2012)

Admissions

  • Florida

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