Mark S Sharpe
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Real Estate
Band 2
About
Provided by Mark S Sharpe
Experience
Represented a joint venture developer in the $63,000,000 acquisition of a 2,000 acre tract, the closing of a $50,000,000 acquisition and development loan, and the development of a luxury residential community on the South Carolina coast.
Represented the lender in connection with a $34,000,000 commercial office building acquisition financing.
Represented a joint venture developer in connection with a $52,000,000 loan refinance for a resort development on the South Carolina coast.
Represented developer in connection with a $16,000,000 land loan refinance for undeveloped resort property.
Represented UCC secured creditors in connection with the public and private sales of personal property collateral.
Represented mortgage lenders in the foreclosure of commercial properties.
Represented joint venture in the purchase of a nationally flagged hotel in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
Represented seller in sale of industrial properties in upstate South Carolina.
Represented purchaser in the acquisition of multiple industrial properties in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
Represented European industry in the acquisition of an existing industrial facility on the South Carolina coast.
Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate Finance
Real Estate
Commercial Contracts
Career
He has represented lenders and borrowers in substantial real estate and corporate transactions, and represented lenders in mortgage and UCC foreclosures. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of New York, where he practiced with a predecessor to the accounting firm now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mark has been appointed by State and federal courts to conduct foreclosure sales of commercial property and related proceedings on behalf of the courts. He has regularly served as a speaker at continuing legal education programs and has made presentations in the areas of commercial real estate, banking law, and creditors’ rights..
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys Lawyers
Past Chair, Real Estate Section of the South Carolina Bar
Past Chair, Corporation, Banking and Securities Law Section of the South Carolina Bar
Chair, Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Commercial Transactions of the Corporations, Banking and Securities Law Section of the South Carolina Bar
Member, Legal Opinion Ad Hoc Committee of the Corporate, Banking and Securities Law Section of the South Carolina Bar
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law
J.D.
1981
New York University
M.B.A
1978
Yale University
B.A.
1976
Awards
Real Estate
Chambers USA
2022
Banking and Finance Law
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
Corporate Law
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
Litigation - Banking and Finance
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
Real Estate Law
The Best Lawyers in America®
2023
"Lawyer of the Year," Litigation - Banking and Finance, Charleston, South Carolina
The Best Lawyers in America®
2021
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent© Peer Review Rating
"Legal Elite," Banking and Finance
Charleston Business Magazine
2020
Commercial Real Estate
Charleston Business Magazine
2021
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