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Provided by Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson offers a full-service commercial real estate practice, including entity formation, financing, real estate acquisition and development (including land use and zoning), property management, and dispute resolution. Many of the firm's clients are investment funds and fund managers, including private and publicly traded REITs, with investment properties in the commercial, multifamily, senior housing, and healthcare industries. They also assist public and private companies, outside the real estate sector, in buying, selling, and leasing real estate for their operations.

Womble Bond Dickinson's South Carolina real estate team has experience in:

  • Mixed-use development
  • Multifamily acquisition, development, and management
  • Planned communities
  • Condominiums and Air Rights
  • Retail development, management, and leasing
  • Hospitality development, management, and franchising
  • Healthcare facilities, including senior living and communities
  • Data centers
  • Public-Private partnerships
  • Timberland and agricultural

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - South Carolina

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What the Team is Known For

Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP has a dynamic and experienced real estate practice based in Charleston and Greenville. It is adept at securing financing and refinancing, as well as restructuring existing obligations, and is also able to structure transactions such as acquisitions and dispositions. The firm represents a number of national and local real estate developers, including those focused on the healthcare and hospitality sectors. It demonstrates expertise in multifamily real estate, timberland resources and sustainable development.

Work Highlights

  • Womble Bond Dickinson handled all aspects of The Wrenn Group’s 80+ acre mixed-use project at Bowen, located in Hanahan, South Carolina.

Notable Practitioners

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Susan Smythe
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Susan Smythe
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Senior Statespeople
Susan Smythe has a broad real estate practice that takes in financing and development transactions as well as zoning matters and conservation easements. She has many years' experience advising developers, among other clients.
W Foster Gaillard
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W Foster Gaillard
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Senior Statespeople
Foster Gaillard has experience in a wide array of transactional real estate matters, including development and financing agreements. He also advises on zoning, land use and regulatory issues concerning commercial real estate projects.
W Lindsay Smith
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W Lindsay Smith
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Band 1
Lindsay Smith focuses primarily on financing transactions in the real estate sector, advising on development loans as well as acquisition finance matters. He has broad experience on both sides of complex deals, representing borrowers, lenders, landlords and tenants.
Amy Clayton
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Amy Clayton
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Band 2
Amy Clayton advises financial institutions as well as developers and local businesses on complex transactions, leasing and finance matters.
Morris Ellison
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Morris Ellison
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Band 2
Morris Ellison focuses his practice on matters relating to real estate and economic development, as well as real estate-related litigation. He handles development-related transactions and advises on the disposition of commercial real estate assets.
Daniel Orvin
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Daniel Orvin
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Band 3
Daniel Orvin has significant experience in real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions. He is also adept at handling development matters, including permitting and zoning issues.

Ranked Lawyers at
Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP

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South Carolina

Real Estate

Susan Smythe
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Susan Smythe
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Senior Statespeople
W Foster Gaillard
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W Foster Gaillard
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Senior Statespeople
W Lindsay Smith
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W Lindsay Smith
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Band 1
Amy Clayton
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Amy Clayton
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Band 2
Morris Ellison
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Morris Ellison
2
Band 2
Daniel Orvin
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Daniel Orvin
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Band 3