Jim’s practice focuses on commercial real estate and business transactions. Jim represents clients engaged in all aspects of residential, office, retail, hotel, and industrial development. He has represented permanent and construction lenders, and borrowers in loan transactions, workouts, and restructurings. He has also represented clients in equity investments, including debt equity lenders. Jim has experience with (i) the acquisition, construction, and development of large mixed use projects, golf course communities, apartment projects, hotel projects, office buildings, condominium projects, retail centers, shopping centers, and warehouse facilities, including air cargo facilities, (ii) complex financing transactions through conventional or bond financing, special taxing districts, tax increment financing, and community development authorities and (iii) all aspects of leasing, including office, retail, and warehouse. Jim has worked on renewable and clean energy projects (e.g., solar and wind projects). He has experience in representing corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies in the purchase and sale of businesses, as well as asset-based lending. He has experience in negotiating and forming limited liability companies, partnerships (general and limited), corporations (C and S corps), and other business entities, including drafting the organizational documents. He has experience with local transfer and recordation taxation issues.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Representation of a client in the acquisition, construction, financing (construction and permanent) and leasing of a 223,000 square foot office building
Representation of client in the sale of a country club including two 18-hole golf courses
Representation of a client in the acquisition, construction and financing (construction and permanent) of a 65,000 square foot wholesale commercial bakery, warehouse and distribution facility
Representation of a client in the acquisition, construction, financing (construction and permanent) and leasing of a 223,000 square foot office building
Representation of client in the sale of a country club including two 18-hole golf courses
Representation of a client in the acquisition, construction and financing (construction and permanent) of a 65,000 square foot wholesale commercial bakery, warehouse and distribution facility
Representation of a client in developing a mixed use air rights project with office, hotel, retail and residential above a multi-level parking garage adjacent to rail line
Representation of a client in developing an approximately five million square foot mixed-use project. The project includes special taxing districts, tax increment financing, annexation agreements and public-private partnerships.
Representation of a client in development of a mixed use project consisting of over four million square feet consisting of multi-family residential, office and retail space
Representation of a client in the development of a project on the inter-coastal waterway with office, residential, retail and hotel. The project will include a private-public partnership and a community development authority.
Representation of client in the development of a condo-hotel
Representation of a client in the acquisition of a portfolio of apartment buildings
Representation of a client in a large scale age restricted project consisting of approximately 2,200 residential units
Representation of a client in developing a large scale residential community consisting of in excess of 3,400 residential units, an 18 hole championship golf course with 32,000 square foot clubhouse, executive golf course and other various community amenities
Representation of an institutional lender in the construction financing for a retail shopping center that is anchored by a national grocery store and pharmacy
Representation of a debt equity lender in the development of a retail shopping center
Representation of a client in connection with $130 million loan with respect to the acquisition of warehouse facilities throughout the U.S.
Representation of a client in connection with obtaining a $26 million loan on the development of a parking facility as well as the construction of the parking facility.
Representation of a client in connection with providing a $60 million loan on a multi-family project in Suburban Virginia.
Representation of a client in the acquisition and development of an upscale hotel in Suburban Maryland.
Representation of a client in the acquisition, rezoning and development of a multi-family apartment project in Falls Church, Virginia.
Representation of a client in the acquisition of a hotel project in Virginia.
Representation of a beverage distribution company in the sale-leaseback transaction of its headquarters.
Representation of a client in the construction of a high rise office building.
Representation of a client in the development of a condo-hotel.
Representation of a client in the development of a solar farm.
Representation of a client in financing a hotel property in Virginia.
Representation of a client in connection with providing the financing of several GSA properties.
Representation of a client in the financing of a hotel property in Baltimore/Washington, DC corridor.
Representation of a client in the financing of several multi-family projects in the District of Columbia.
Representation of a landowner in the joint venture of 350,000 square feet retail center with an anchor food store, fitness facility and inline retail.
Representation of a pension plan in the sale-leaseback of the company's five office building complex to remedy an underfunded pension plan. Project included ERISA, DOL and UBTI issues. We continue to represent the pension plan regarding operation and future development of the asset.
Representation of a client in connection with the purchase of multi-family properties pursuant to a Section 363 sale.
Representation of a renewable energy company in the acquisition, rezoning and development of a manufacturing and testing facility of wind including tax credits from the City.
Representation of a renewable energy company in the development of wind farms in Maryland.
Representation of a client in resolving sale-leaseback issues on a large hotel portfolio located throughout the U.S.
Representation of a client in restructuring several hotel projects in several states.
Representation of a client in the sale of a country club including two 18-hole golf courses.
Representation of a client in the sale of Specialty Hospital.
Representation of a client in connection with several military housing projects.
Recognitions
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Real Estate Law, 2013-2025. The Best Lawyers in America© is issued by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found at bestlawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Ranked in Chambers USA for Virginia: Northern Real Estate, 2016-2025. Chambers USA is issued by Chambers and Partners. A description of the selection methodology can be found at chambers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Recognized by Virginia Business in the area of Real Estate.
Credentials
Education
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, 1998, LL.M., Tax
- New York Law School, 1992, J.D., cum laude, Member of New York Law School Law Review
- University of Richmond, 1989, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Virginia
- New Jersey
- Maryland
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