Bass, Berry & Sims | Practices | Commercial Transactions and Real Estate

Practices Matters Clients Attorneys Contact D. Mark Sheets, Chair	Commercial Transactions and Real Estate Commercial Lending Bass, Berry & Sims PLC represents numerous state and national banks, insurance companies and other institutional lenders as general and special counsel in a variety of matters including financing transactions, regulatory matters and general commercial matters. Attorneys in this area of the firm's practice have structured a variety of loans and other financing transactions, including: Asset-based loans Asset securitizations Entertainment industry loans Equipment financings (including leases) Industrial development project financing and other tax-exempt financing, with and without credit enhancement Letters of credit Multi-lender credit syndications Real estate and construction loans Sale and leaseback transactions Synthetic lease financing Tax-increment financing Our firm frequently acts as special counsel in a variety of multi-state transactions involving out of state lenders. Attorneys in the commercial lending area also have extensive experience in counseling clients with respect to various aspects of debtor creditor relations, such as interest and usury, loan charges and consumer credit protection, as well as the various theories of "lender liability." Real Estate Bass, Berry & Sims PLC has substantial experience in all aspects of the acquisition, financing, development, leasing management, leasing and sale of real property. Our firm represents the interests of both real estate developers and/or users as well as real estate lending institutions. Our institutional clients include REITs, real estate operating companies, state and national banks and insurance companies. Our firm's real estate development clients include local, regional and national developers, end users and property managers. Attorneys in the real estate area also regularly advise our firm's general business clients in their real estate activities. Our real estate practice includes: Acquisitions and dispositions Commercial property site selection and development Equity participations Joint ventures Large multi-state, multi-property sales and financings Leasing and management contracts Sale leasebacks Tax free exchanges Our firm regularly provides representation for its clients in hearings and other proceedings before boards and councils concerned with licensing, zoning, planning and land use issues. Our firm also has experience in litigating a wide range of real estate conflicts, such as eminent domain matters, mechanic's lien suits, quiet title actions and various types of contract disputes. Our firm also handles a variety of commercial litigation matters that arise in bankruptcy proceedings or in state or federal courts involving creditor-debtor relations, title insurance claims, real estate matters or lender liability issues. In many instances, attorneys in this practice work closely with members of our firm's Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Areas in connection with such matters. In addition, our firm has provided neutrals to mediate disputes in the bankruptcy-insolvency context, as well as in various commercial disputes. << top < back

Commercial Transactions and Real Estate

Commercial Lending

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC represents numerous state and national banks, insurance companies and other institutional lenders as general and special counsel in a variety of matters including financing transactions, regulatory matters and general commercial matters. Attorneys in this area of the firm's practice have structured a variety of loans and other financing transactions, including:

Asset-based loans
Asset securitizations
Entertainment industry loans
Equipment financings (including leases)
Industrial development project financing and other tax-exempt financing, with and without credit enhancement
Letters of credit
Multi-lender credit syndications
Real estate and construction loans
Sale and leaseback transactions
Synthetic lease financing
Tax-increment financing

Our firm frequently acts as special counsel in a variety of multi-state transactions involving out of state lenders.

Attorneys in the commercial lending area also have extensive experience in counseling clients with respect to various aspects of debtor creditor relations, such as interest and usury, loan charges and consumer credit protection, as well as the various theories of "lender liability."

Real Estate

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC has substantial experience in all aspects of the acquisition, financing, development, leasing management, leasing and sale of real property.

Our firm represents the interests of both real estate developers and/or users as well as real estate lending institutions. Our institutional clients include REITs, real estate operating companies, state and national banks and insurance companies. Our firm's real estate development clients include local, regional and national developers, end users and property managers. Attorneys in the real estate area also regularly advise our firm's general business clients in their real estate activities.

Our real estate practice includes:

Acquisitions and dispositions
Commercial property site selection and development
Equity participations
Joint ventures
Large multi-state, multi-property sales and financings
Leasing and management contracts
Sale leasebacks
Tax free exchanges

Our firm regularly provides representation for its clients in hearings and other proceedings before boards and councils concerned with licensing, zoning, planning and land use issues. Our firm also has experience in litigating a wide range of real estate conflicts, such as eminent domain matters, mechanic's lien suits, quiet title actions and various types of contract disputes.

Our firm also handles a variety of commercial litigation matters that arise in bankruptcy proceedings or in state or federal courts involving creditor-debtor relations, title insurance claims, real estate matters or lender liability issues. In many instances, attorneys in this practice work closely with members of our firm's Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Areas in connection with such matters. In addition, our firm has provided neutrals to mediate disputes in the bankruptcy-insolvency context, as well as in various commercial disputes.

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