LAWYER PROFILE

Brent Shaffer

USA 2026

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Real Estate

Delaware

16 years ranked

About

Provided by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP

USA

Practice Areas

Commercial transactional real estate, including representing lenders and borrowers in commercial real estate loan originations, workouts and restructurings; nonprofits and lenders in affordable housing transactions; and landlords and tenants in commercial leases.

Career

Admitted Maryland 1987, Delaware 1995. Joined Young Conaway 1995, became Partner 1998.

Professional Memberships

American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow; American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow; ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Council; Co-Chair Publications Committee; Articles Editor, Probate & Property magazine); Committee of 100 (Board)

Publications

Editor, The Sublease and Assignment Deskbook; author Probate & Property articles 'The Impact on Real Estate Lenders of Delaware Limited Liability Company Act Changes' (Mar./Apr. 2019), 'Role of the Lender's Lawyer in Spotting and Fixing Title Problems' (July/August 2016), 'Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien Acts' (Jan./Feb. 2014), 'Forming the Affordable Housing Nonprofit Developer' (Jan./Feb. 2008), 'Sublease Due Diligence' (Sept./Oct. 2003), author The Practical Real Estate Lawyer articles 'Counseling the Client on the Reasonable Consent Standard to Assignments' (July 2003), 'Handling Assignment Clauses in an Age of Chameleon Entities' (Sept. 1999).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate - Delaware

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Brent Shaffer is impressively adept at high-value transactions such as construction loans and refinancings. He is a go-to for complex asset-based deals.

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