Longleaf Law Partners

Longleaf Law Partners is a leading North Carolina-based boutique law firm focused on all aspects of commercial real estate law. Its attorneys have substantial experience representing clients in the purchase, sale, development, and financing (on both the borrower and lender sides) of all types of real estate assets, including, multifamily (both traditional and student-housing), senior living, build-to-rent (BTR), single-family-rental (SFR), retail, office, industrial, resort/hotel, manufactured housing, and mixed-use projects. They routinely represent clients on a range of sophisticated and complex real estate transactions, including multi-state acquisitions and dispositions, portfolio transactions, master leases, sale-leasebacks, and ground leases. They frequently represent landlords and tenants in preparing and negotiating leases for industrial, retail, office, and medical office properties.

Longleaf also has a robust land use, planning, and zoning practice that represents clients in a broad variety of matters, including rezoning petitions, special use permits, site plans, variance requests, building permits, and other development approvals. Furthermore, Longleaf’s litigation department concentrates in the areas of complex commercial real estate litigation and construction litigation, handling a wide range of disputes both at the trial and appellate levels, including contract disputes, partner conflicts, title-related issues, subtractor disputes, tenant breach of contract, surety bond claims, foreclosures, and bankruptcy.

Lastly, Longleaf’s corporate and tax attorneys focus their practice on the tax and business law aspects of business mergers and acquisitions, federal and state tax planning and tax controversies, executive and other incentive compensation arrangements, and tax-driven corporate and partnership reorganizations. They also handle the formation, operation and disposition of joint ventures, private equity funds, partnerships and limited liability companies, which includes advising clients on securities law compliance.

Commercial Real Estate Problem-Solvers

Representing heavy hitters in the Southeast and beyond, Longleaf Law Partners' clients include entrepreneurial real estate developers and individual investors, financial institutions, nonprofits, private equity funds, and public and private companies owning and operating all types of real estate. Clients appreciate the practice's "big firm" experience with a small firm attitude.

Practice Areas

Purchases and Sales

Real Estate Development

Capital Markets

Joint Ventures

Real Estate Financing

Tax-Incentivized Real Estate

Community Development & Affordable Housing

Leasing

Land Use

Litigation

Bankruptcy

Representative Transactions

• Represented a student housing development and management company in the acquisition and disposition of dozens of student housing projects across the country, totaling more than $2.5 billion in value
• Represented clients as lead counsel regarding private equity offerings, including real estate private equity funds and real estate syndications in excess of $500 million
• Represented SFR sponsor in the acquisition and development of numerous residential communities totaling more than $250 million
• Represented a senior living developer in acquisition and financing of dozens of senior living projects across the country, totaling more than $2 billion in value
• Represented an investment firm in the acquisition, sale, and development of numerous warehouse/industrial projects totaling more than $350 million
• Represented a financial institution in dozens of sales of a variety of asset types totaling more than $100 million of owned real property acquired through foreclosure
• Represented a buy in the acquisition of a $120 million apartment complex and the associated joint venture and financing
• Represented various banks and financial institutions in commercial real estate loan transactions, including acquisition, development and construction financing of retail, hotel, industrial, office, multi-family, and mixed-use projects, totaling more than $1 billion
• Represented the managing member of a joint venture in the negotiation of a $750 million platform joint venture and the subsequent acquisition of six (6) apartment complexes over a two-year period

Partners

Jennifer G. Ashton

Michael Birch

L. Penn Clarke

Kimberly T. Hunsucker

James C. McCaskill

David E. Miller

Holly S. Mills

Bradley Wooldridge

Benjamin L. Worley

T. Carlton Younger

Total Number of Attorneys

19