James R. Walston

• Represented numerous Minnesota municipalities and school districts on real estate matters, including public transportation projects, right of way projects, public/private development projects, and other real estate-related improvement projects
• Represented renewal energy developers in connection with the acquisition of property interests for solar and wind energy projects in the upper Midwest and Southwest United States
• Represented apartment owners in the sale of over $125 million of apartment complexes in Minnesota
• Represented a national media company in the sale of a $21 million office complex in the Minneapolis metropolitan area
• Represented national restaurant chains in negotiation of restaurant leases in numerous states
• Represented landowners in connection with the sale of multi-phased residential developments throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area
• Represented a regional hospice care provider in site acquisition and expansion-related activities in the Upper Midwest

Real Estate Finance Transactions

• Represented state-chartered banks in over 400 commercial real estate loan transactions in Minnesota and South Dakota
• Represented a regional national bank in a $60 million multistate hotel construction loan facility
• Represented a regional bank in a $38 million multi-state real estate loan refinance of industrial properties and related credit facilities
• Represented a regional bank in a $35 million student housing construction loan
• Represented a regional national bank in a $28 million two-state family recreational/entertainment center construction loan facility
• Represented national life insurance companies in over $400 million of commercial real estate loan facilities for industrial/manufacturing complexes, office and apartment complexes, shopping centers, office-warehouse complexes, and self-storage facilities throughout the United States
• Represented a national bank in over $250 million of automobile dealer finance transactions, including related real estate finance transactions
• Represented a national fraternal organization as local counsel on a $40 million real estate refinance project

Real Estate Zoning and Land Use Matters

• Negotiated, processed, and obtained land use approvals for the construction and operation of industrial and commercial projects in Minnesota
• Negotiated, processed, and obtained land use approvals for the construction and operation of a $45 million entertainment facility in the Twin Cities area

Real Estate Loan Workout and Real Estate Title Disputes

• Represented state-chartered and national banks in scores of loan workouts, receivership matters, and foreclosures
• Represented title insurance companies and their insureds in the resolution of hundreds of real estate title disputes