John Nolan

Practice Areas

Real Estate Development & Investments

Alternate & Renewable Energy

Career

Since 1973, John Nolan has provided clients innovative legal and business solutions that efficiently and effectively deliver the desired results. John's broad-based real estate practice encompasses development, workouts, portfolio/equity investments and financing for clients located across the United States and for international companies investing in the United States. He is known for his thorough analysis and knowledge of complex business transactions. The combination of these skills with John's financial background enables him to quickly evaluate his clients' business objectives and create a team, or compile the necessary resources, to formulate and execute his clients' plans.

John is active in both the community and the real estate industry and shares his experience with others as a frequent writer and lecturer at business and legal seminars and presentations. His broad experience in all business cycles consistently delivers results that earn him a reputation as an innovative dealmaker.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas

District of Columbia Bar

American College of Real Estate Lawyers

The College of the State Bar of Texas

Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys

University of Texas (Keeton Fellow and Chancellor's Council Member; The Dean's Roundtable, The Littlefield Society)

Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)

Dallas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)

Dallas County Real Property Section

The Real Estate Council (former member of Board of Directors)

Salesmanship Club of Dallas (Board of Directors, Golf Board)

2008 Byron Nelson Golf Championship (Chairman)

Royal Oaks Country Club

Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church

American Lung Association (former member of Board of Directors/Executive Committee)

Publications

Nationally ranked by Chambers USA Guide to America, Chambers & Partners Publishing, 2011-2025

The Best Lawyers in America, (BL Rankings, LLC), 1995-2025

Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2002-2022

Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers, 2024

Lawdragon 500 Dealmakers in America, 2007

Experience

Representation of developers in all types of developments, including apartments, retail, office, mixed-use developments and high density urban projects in all stages of development; the sale or syndication of improved projects (including off-balance-sheet vehicles); the negotiation and administration of land use, transportation, utility and regulatory matters; and the structuring and formation of all types of real estate entities including public/private arrangements

Representation of both developers and investors in conjunction with equity infusions, structuring equity vehicles and negotiation of documentation for equity vehicles

Representation of both lenders and borrowers in workouts of distressed projects and entities in crisis situations

Representation of both lenders and borrowers in conjunction with construction financing, mezzanine financing and permanent financin

Education