My Indianapolis colleagues in our Firm’s commercial real estate transactional group authored a nice article for IBJ.com, the online platform of the Indianapolis Business Journal:  From Dreams to Deals: Avoiding Pitfalls in Commercial Real Estate Financing.  The piece is informative for both lenders and developers, and discusses commercial leases, secondary financing, ground leases and cross-easements/declarations.  

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Dinsmore is a national law firm with over 750+ lawyers in 30 cities across the country. Chambers USA ranks Dinsmore’s Indiana real estate group as one of only two Indiana firms in its prestigious “Band 1” due to its reputation as a premier group known for its handling of sophisticated commercial real estate matters. In 2022, Dinsmore’s Indiana real estate lawyers closed over $5 billion in real estate loan transactions, including FHA, Freddie Mac, Rural Development, balance sheet, mezzanine and syndicated loans for various asset classes, including multifamily and affordable housing, licensed care and mixed-use projects across the country.

 

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John protects the interests of parties when businesses default on loans of all kinds, including; commercial real estate, loans secured by multi-family projects, senior nursing/assisted living facilities, agricultural operations and small businesses. This includes serving as an advocate during the work out of…

John protects the interests of parties when businesses default on loans of all kinds, including; commercial real estate, loans secured by multi-family projects, senior nursing/assisted living facilities, agricultural operations and small businesses. This includes serving as an advocate during the work out of underperforming loans; filing and defending lawsuits to enforce promissory notes, guaranties, and other written contracts; foreclosing mortgages and enforcing personal property security interests; applying for court-ordered receiverships; protecting lien rights in bankruptcy court; purchasing or selling distressed loans; and representing court-appointed receivers.

His practice also includes representing mortgage loan servicers and the corresponding trusts/investors in consumer finance litigation, including contested residential foreclosures, title insurance claims, regulatory violation cases, tax sale disputes, and compliance matters. John also asserts the rights of parties in complex, real estate-related and title litigation and represents companies and individuals in contract disputes.

An AV Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated lawyer and partner in the Indianapolis office of the national law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, John graduated from DePauw University in 1990 and immediately entered the Indiana University School of Law. In 1993, he received his license to practice in Indiana’s state and federal courts. John later completed an intensive week-long professional training program in trial skills presented by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. John has represented companies and individuals in a wide variety of disputes. He has tried a number of bench and jury trials, and has handled several appeals. He and his wife have three sons.

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