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Commercial Real Estate Services

For more than 20 years, Spotts Fain has been recognized for our professional resources and capacity to help our clients resolve complex legal matters relating to commercial real estate transactions and litigation.

A Full Range of Services for Builders, Developers, Contractors and Investors

Selected Recent Zoning and Land Use Decisions in Virginia

Our commercial real estate law group includes:

  • John W. Anderson
  • Brian R. Marron
  • J. Thomas O'Brien, Jr.
  • Michael J. Rothermel
  • Meade A. Spotts
  • R. Lee Stephens, Jr.
  • Deborah Kelley Fourness
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  • Robert J. Allen
  • Brian Thomas Chase
  • Peter A. Gambardella
  • Christina M. Revels
  • Related news, articles and presentations:

    October 5, 2010 - Mike Rothermel will speak at a seminar in Richmond, Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law.

    Meade Spotts was named in Best Lawyers in America for 2011 in the Real Estate Law Category.

    Section 1031 Update - Exchange Facilitators Act is effective July 1, 2010, by John Anderson

    Section 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange Transactions: Property Held for Investment Purposes - Tax Court Guidance, by John W. Anderson and Andrew W. Oxenreiter

    Nothing in My Back Yard? The Case Against Expanding Third-Party Rights to Challenge Local Land Use Decisions in Virginia, by Robert J. Allen, 39 ELR 10097 (Feb. 2009)

    April 23, 2009 - Brian Marron spoke at a VaCLE seminar in Richmond, Commercial Leases in Troubled Times: Challenges for Landlords and Tenants, at the Richmond Marriott West,

    June 2007 - Brian Marron spoke at a Virginia CLE seminar, Commercial Lease Negotiating and Drafting: Beyond the Boilerplate.

    Contact any of our commercial real estate lawyers to discuss your specific commercial real estate legal matter.

    Spotts Fain represents clients in all aspects of commercial real estate law, including:

    • Closings, refinances and restructuring including Conventional financing and SBA Loans
    • Commercial real estate development, duplex condominiums, multi-family housing (HUD 221(d)(4) Loans)
    • Construction financing, including institutional and private market funding
    • Lease preparation, negotiation and review, lease litigation
    • Special land use permits
    • Zoning and land use permitting
    • Bankruptcy, insolvency, foreclosure and workouts
    • IRS 1031 Tax-Free Deferred Exchanges of real property
    • Corporate/partnership/limited liability company real estate holdings
    • Dispute mediation, commercial litigation regarding adverse possession, boundaries and actions to quiet title

    Complex real estate transactions

    Most of the firm's real estate practice focuses on matters pertaining to commercial acquisitions, development, zoning and finance. Our attorneys and staff have worked with virtually all of the primary financial institutions in Virginia and with most of the commercial mortgage lenders on the eastern seaboard as well as with the Small Business Administration, SBA Loans the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD 221(d)(4) Loans and other governmental related lending programs. 

    Our firm has earned particular recognition among government entities and successful corporations for our handling of building and development cases involving conservation easements, property land use and zoning and environmental law.

    For information on our commercial real estate services, please contact any of the following shareholders : 

  • John W. Anderson
  • Brian R. Marron
  • J. Thomas O'Brien, Jr.
  • Michael J. Rothermel
  • Meade A. Spotts
  • R. Lee Stephens, Jr.
  • Spotts Fain Provides A Full Range of Services for Builders, Developers and Investors

    Selected Recent Zoning and Commercial Real Estate Decisions

    October 5, 2010 - Mike Rothermel will speak at a seminar in Richmond, Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law

    August 20, 2010 - Michael Yager, a Legal Assistant in our Litigation Section, spoke at a NALA LIVE! presentation on electronic discovery, "E-Discovery - Slow Down the Train" 

    August 5, 2010 - Four Spotts Fain lawyers named in Best Lawyers in America, Meade Spotts, Hugh Fain, Robert Chappell and Dana McDaniel.

    August 2, 2010 - Spotts Fain attorney, Lee Stephens assisted clients with first Fort Pickett Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) conservation easement held by a State agency.

    July 28, 2010 - Lessons on Charitable Conservation Contributions from Schneidelman v. Commissioner, by Robert Allen and Lee Stephens.

    July 2010 - Spotts Fain congratulates Brian Marron, who begins his term as President of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation.

    July 9, 2010 - 'Much Ado About Nothing' - Bilski v. Kappos, by Bob Barrett.

    June 23, 2010 - We are proud to announce that six Spotts Fain lawyers were named in the Virginia Super Lawyers list for 2010 and six named Virginia Rising Stars.

    June 21, 2010 - Section 1031 Update - Exchange Facilitators Act is effective July 1, 2010, by John Anderson

    June 19, 2010 - You may be required to notify your employees of their right to join a union, by Betsy Davis.

    June 15, 2010 - Spotts Fain Creditors' Rights lawyers spoke at a Virginia Association of Community Banks Teleseminar on Bankruptcy and Collections

    May 24, 2010 - Virginia Supreme Court Affirms Circuit Court Decision Confirming Arbitration Award in Dispute Involving a Limited Liability Company, by Andrew Oxenreiter and John Anderson.

    May 18, 2010 - Health Care Reform - Priorities for Employers 2010 by Elliot Fitzgerald

    May 13, 2010 - Mark With Care: The Rise of § 292 False Patent Marking Lawsuits, by Bob Barrett.

    April 23, 2010 - Business people should be aware of the consequences for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

    April 23, 2010 - Bob Barrett presented The $612.5 Million Question: How to protect your intellectual property at the Greater Richmond Chamber.

    April 7, 2010 - The Spotts Fain Intellectual Property Team welcomes Bob Barrett to our growing practice group.

    April 1, 2010 - We are very pleased to announce that Connell Mullins has been elected a shareholder of the firm and Deborah Fourness has been elected a director. 

    January 27, 2010 - We are proud to announce that Spotts Fain Managing Director, Hugh M. Fain, III has been elected Chair of the Board of Governors of the Virginia Bar Association

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