Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has a particularly strong practice for land acquisitions and construction financing along with equity investments, entitlement, development, and leasing. The practice is headed by investment, development, and financing expert Eric Klinger-Wilensky in Atlanta, experienced transaction and leasing attorney David Itskovich in Boca Raton, and Orlando-based Jo Thacker, noted for her knowledge on land use, zoning, and intergovernmental coordination and planning, together with her experience representing property owners before local governments throughout Florida state. Situated in Boca Raton, Jeffrey A. Deutch is experienced on financing and joint ventures, with Christopher Staller also being a key name at the same office. Nashville’s Laurence Papel brings further breadth, particularly in hotel development, as does Charleston’s Jay Claypoole in multifamily and condominium documents together with easements, land use, and development.
Key clients
- Royal Investments, LLC
- C.B. Ragland Company
- Aventon Companies
- Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC
- The Bainbridge Companies
- McDowell Housing Partners
- NRP Group
- Birdsong Group
- Greystar Development East, LLC
- Synovus Bank
- Southeast Partners, LLC
Work highlights
- Represented Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC in the acquisition of two vacant land sites in South Florida for a ground up Class A multifamily development.
- Represented Royal Investments, LLC, seller of the Dream Hotel Nashville, to Printers Alley Investments, LLC for a $119 million purchase price.
- Served as lead counsel for Greystar Development East in acquiring land near Summerville, South Carolina on which it intends to construct a 278-unit apartment project.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eric Wilensky, David Itskovich, Jo Thacker