Irene M. MacDougall

PUBLIC AND STRUCTURED FINANCE

• Counsels issuers, underwriters, and investors in tax-exempt and structured debt financings
• Represents underwriters and placement agents in connection with both public sales and private placements
• Serves as bond counsel for tax-exempt revenue bonds, taxable revenue bonds, conduit financing and 501(c)(3) debt
• Represents various interests in connection with defeasance of bonds and refunding of bonds
• Handles multiple transactions representing various interests with credit-tenant lease structures, tax increment financing (TIF), multiple economic incentives and bank-qualified purchases
• Represents financial institutions in connection with purchase and placement of debt issued by educational and nonprofit institutions

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Assists in structuring and implementing economic incentives
• Coordinates integration of multiple levels of economic incentives and financing mechanisms in numerous projects
• Assists in creation of various TIF districts, including drafting legislation and declarations
• Analyzes and implements tax incentive financing structures
• Drafts and negotiates compensation and development agreements on behalf of various interests

FINANCIAL SERVICES & LENDING

• Represents lenders in structure and documentation of loan transactions involving construction, renovation, and equipping of commercial and industrial facilities
• Represents lenders in documentation of financing provided to hospitals, senior housing providers, and other health care providers
• Represents various parties in financing related to acquisition, expansion, renovation, and new construction of industrial projects, commercial office buildings, senior housing projects, multifamily projects, and higher education facilities in multiple jurisdictions

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE

• Represents various parties in structuring credit-tenant leases to support development of large commercial projects
• Advises clients regarding structure of multiple source financing for developments
• Assists public entity clients in structure and documentation of various projects involving traditional, public, and tax credit sources of funding
• Represents developer clients in creation of condominium complexes, both residential and commercial
• Represents lenders in loan documentation and due diligence for real estate development projects, mixed-use projects, senior housing projects, commercial projects, and multifamily housing projects, including collateral analysis and construction issues

BUSINESS SERVICES

• Represents owners of closely held businesses in acquisition of assets and businesses
• Represents owners of closely held businesses in the acquisition and expansion of facilities and equipment, including leasing, acquisition, construction, renovation, and financing
• Assists owners in restructuring of assets

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• Advises clients in connection with construction projects including high-end residential, condominium projects, commercial office buildings, and components of senior living complexes
• Represents clients in connection with creation and elimination of easements
• Provides advice to clients regarding purchase, sale, financing, and lease of real estate, including preparing, negotiating, and closing transactions involving multi-tenant properties, office buildings, mixed use properties and senior housing properties
• Advises clients as to property rights involving oil and gas leases, uncapped wells, co-tenancy issues, rights-of-way, easements, and water rights
• Counsels owners of closely held businesses on issues ranging from contracts, stock/membership transfers, generational transfers, business expansion/contraction and reorganization
• Prepares and negotiates contracts including supply agreements and provision of specific services
• Forms entities and restructuring assets for closely held businesses

CREDITORS RIGHTS & BANKRUPTCY

• Negotiates, structures, and prepares forbearance agreements and related collateral documentation for lenders in troubled loans
• Analyzes collateral position in connection with troubled loans
• Reviews and analyzes loan documentation in connection with troubled loans
• Represents lenders in obtaining judgments and exercising rights under loan documents, including secured party sales, foreclosure actions, receivership actions, and bankruptcy proceedings

LEASING

• Represents landlords in preparation and negotiation of leases
• Represents tenants in review and negotiation of leases
• Advises landowners regarding oil and gas leases