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Warren Furman Smith

Warren Furman Smith

Senior Associate

Atlantic Station
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
T 404.322.6077
warren.smith@nelsonmullins.com
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Warren provides guidance to national lending institutions, developers, and investors on their commercial real estate and finance matters, including debt and equity financing, acquisitions, dispositions, development, foreclosures, workouts, and servicing. 

Prior to joining the firm, Warren practiced law at the Atlanta office of a global law firm, where he represented real estate investors, developers, borrowers, lenders,...

Warren provides guidance to national lending institutions, developers, and investors on their commercial real estate and finance matters, including debt and equity financing, acquisitions, dispositions, development, foreclosures, workouts, and servicing. 

Prior to joining the firm, Warren practiced law at the Atlanta office of a global law firm, where he represented real estate investors, developers, borrowers, lenders, servicers, and timber investment management organizations on a wide variety of commercial real estate matters involving data center, timber and forestlands, office, multi-family, industrial, retail, mixed-use, and student housing assets and whole business securitizations.

Warren Furman Smith

servicers, and timber investment management organizations on a wide variety of commercial real estate matters involving data center, timber and forestlands, office, multi-family, industrial, retail, mixed-use, and student housing assets and whole business securitizations.

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.

Representative Matters

  • Represented prominent loan servicer in multiple loan originations of structured finance whole business securitization transactions. 
  • Led the acquisition of several hundred thousand acres of forestland across the United States, Canada and Latin America on behalf of forest investment management company.
  • Advised data center developers in acquisitions and ground leases for major data center projects.
  • Closed over 100 commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions across the United States across a variety of asset types.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Real Estate Associate, Atlanta office of a global law firm (2019–2025)
  • Summer Associate, Atlanta office of a global law firm (May 2018–July 2018)
  • Student Honors Intern, Securities and Exchange Commission (May 2017–July 2017)
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.

Representative Matters

  • Represented prominent loan servicer in multiple loan originations of structured finance whole business securitization transactions. 
  • Led the acquisition of several hundred thousand acres of forestland across the United States, Canada and Latin America on behalf of forest investment management company.
  • Advised data center developers in acquisitions and ground leases for major data center projects.
  • Closed over 100 commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions across the United States across a variety of asset types.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Real Estate Associate, Atlanta office of a global law firm (2019–2025)
  • Summer Associate, Atlanta office of a global law firm (May 2018–July 2018)
  • Student Honors Intern, Securities and Exchange Commission (May 2017–July 2017)

Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Recognized in The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate Finance (2024)

Professional Activities

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Warren provides guidance to national lending institutions, developers, and investors on their commercial real estate and finance matters, including debt and equity financing, acquisitions, dispositions, development, foreclosures, workouts, and servicing. 

Prior to joining the firm, Warren practiced law at the Atlanta office of a global law firm, where he represented real estate investors, developers, borrowers, lenders,... servicers, and timber investment management organizations on a wide variety of commercial real estate matters involving data center, timber and forestlands, office, multi-family, industrial, retail, mixed-use, and student housing assets and whole business securitizations.

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.

Representative Matters

  • Represented prominent loan servicer in multiple loan originations of structured finance whole business securitization transactions. 
  • Led the acquisition of several hundred thousand acres of forestland across the United States, Canada and Latin America on behalf of forest investment management company.
  • Advised data center developers in acquisitions and ground leases for major data center projects.
  • Closed over 100 commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions across the United States across a variety of asset types.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Real Estate Associate, Atlanta office of a global law firm (2019–2025)
  • Summer Associate, Atlanta office of a global law firm (May 2018–July 2018)
  • Student Honors Intern, Securities and Exchange Commission (May 2017–July 2017)

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, JD, cum laude (2019)
  • University of Georgia, BBA, Accounting, summa cum laude (2016)

Admissions

  • Georgia

Practice Areas

Industries

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Recognized in The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate Finance (2024)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)