Laura L. Seidel co-leads the firm's Insurance Company and Institutional Investments Team and represents leading clients nationwide in the areas of secured lending and commercial real estate. Laura also leads the firm's Banking and Financial Services Insurance Industry Team. Laura has significant experience in structuring, negotiating, and closing loan transactions secured by assets and all types of commercial real estate, including office, retail, industrial, warehouse, multifamily, assisted living, and hotel properties.
In addition, Laura handles real estate leasing matters and represents clients in the acquisition and disposition of property. She also represents servicers of commercial mortgage loans involving, particularly, loan defeasances, restructurings, and workouts.
Services
- Finance
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance
- Commercial Loan Servicing
- Distressed Real Estate
- Distressed Office Buildings
- Private Equity Real Estate
- Real Estate Development and Transactions
- Construction
- Leasing
- Mixed-Use, Condominium, and Multifamily Development
- Mortgage Banking
- Commercial Finance
- Insurance Company and Institutional Investments
- CMBS Loan Origination
- Banking and Financial Services
- Real Estate and Construction Litigation
- P3/Infrastructure
- Bioenergy and Biomanufacturing
Experience
Representative Matters
- National life insurance company in closing a $100 million loan secured by warehouses in multiple states
- National life insurance company in restructuring a $91 million pool of loans secured by Marriott Hotels
- National life insurance company in closing a $40 million loan secured by an apartment project
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
State Bar of Georgia, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections
The Florida Bar, Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2023
The Legal 500 US, Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate, 2015-2016
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Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1993)
University of Illinois College of Law (J.D. 1992)
Mercer University (B.B.A. 1989, summa cum laude)
Admissions
Florida
Georgia