Business, Real Estate and Finance

Attorneys in the Business, Real Estate and Finance Practice Group offer their perspective in a wide variety of matters to local, regional and national corporations, public entities, lenders (including banks, real estate investment trusts and insurance companies), and to real property owners, tenants, developers and managers.

Ellis Lawhorne advises commercial and residential developers on all aspects of their projects, including the negotiation and preparation of contracts, due diligence investigation, and the acquisition of the target property. Attorneys in the Business, Real Estate and Finance Practice Group provide significant experience in project planning, zoning, environmental and land use issues as well as available development incentives.

Ellis Lawhorne represents both borrowers and lenders in traditional and complex financing transactions. Attorneys in the Business, Real Estate and Finance Practice Group frequently counsel clients on acquisition and construction lending, credit enhancements for bond financing, and tax credit financing for historic sites, project rehabilitation, and low-income housing.

Ellis Lawhorne’s business and corporate attorneys possess substantial knowledge regarding corporate organizational and governance matters as well as limited liability company, partnership, and joint venture structures. Whether advising entrepreneurs on initial business formation issues or providing counsel to buyers and sellers in large asset or stock transactions, our lawyers believe that a practical approach to the negotiation and documentation of business transactions, acquisitions, and mergers is key to the successful closing of deals.

In addition, the Business, Real Estate and Finance Practice Group provides tax planning advice for real estate and business transactions. Our attorneys are knowledgeable regarding Section 1031 exchanges for both real and personal property (including reverse exchanges, build-to-suit exchanges and other complicated structures), corporate reorganizations, divisions, and spin-offs, and tax controversy matters and disputes.