Overview
Jeff counsels global private equity firms, opportunity funds, and national, regional and local developers and banks on a wide range of real estate assets including multifamily, retail, office, industrial, hospitality and golf. He partners with clients to help them navigate complex multi-property, multi-state real estate acquisitions, dispositions and financings, legal due diligence and acquisitions, financings and dispositions of performing and non-performing loan portfolios and related asset management, real estate development, syndications and sale-leaseback transactions.
Experience
- Represented a global private equity firm in the sale of over 100 loan and real property assets located in Puerto Rico.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the sale of a golf course centered resort, hotel, marina and residential land development.
- Represented an operating company of a private equity firm in the due diligence, acquisition and financing of numerous student housing apartment complexes.
- Represented an operating company of a private equity firm in the due diligence and acquisition of a $70,000,000 portfolio of 5 private golf courses.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence, acquisition, financing and restructure of a public company in a $7.6B take private transaction of 120+ apartment complexes.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the $100,000,000+ financing of a portfolio of 25 private and daily fee golf courses.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the joint venture formation, acquisition and financing of an industrial redevelopment site.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence, acquisition and financing of a $1.8B portfolio of apartment complexes.
- Represented an operating company of a global private equity firm in the due diligence, acquisition and financing of a $320,000,000 portfolio of 48 private and daily fee golf courses.
- Represented an operating company of a global private equity firm in the due diligence, acquisition and financing of a $45,000,000 portfolio of 5 private golf courses.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence of a $1B pool of sub and non-performing commercial real estate loans.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence of a $375,000,000 pool of sub and non-performing commercial real estate loans.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence and acquisition of a $270,000,000 pool of performing, sub and non-performing assisted living/skilled nursing facility loans.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence and acquisition of a $75,000,000 pool of performing, sub and non-performing commercial real estate loans.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence and acquisition of a $300,000,000 pool of sub and non-performing commercial real estate loans and REO.
- Represented a global private equity firm in the due diligence and acquisition of a $4,100,000,000 pool of sub and non-performing commercial real estate loans and REO and subsequent financing.
- Represented a global private equity firm in $600,000,000 acquisition of performing and subperforming commercial real estate loan portfolio and REO, and subsequent financing.
- Represented a global private equity firm in $540,000,000 acquisition of performing and subperforming commercial real estate loan portfolio, and subsequent securitization, financing and DPOs.
- Represented a global private equity firm in $480,000,000 acquisition and seller financing of performing and subperforming commercial real estate loan portfolio, and subsequent loan sales, DPOs, foreclosures and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, and dispositions.
- Represented a global private equity firm in $475,000,000 acquisition and financing of non-performing commercial real estate loan portfolio, and subsequent loan sales, DPOs, foreclosures and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, and dispositions.
- Represented a national industrial developer in 6,000 acre land assemblage, financings and corresponding industrial development surrounding Union Pacific intermodal facility.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- Named Best Lawyer in Real Estate Law, The Best Lawyers in America, 2024
- Recommended for Real Estate, Legal 500 United States, 2013-2014, 2019-2023
- Recognized as a Leader in the Field, Real Estate, Texas, Chambers USA, 2011-2018
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AV Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
Affiliations
Professional
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, Texas State Bar Association
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Education
JD, SMU Dedman School of Law, 1986
BBA, Finance, University of Iowa, 1983
Admissions
Texas