Thomas DeVine's practice is concentrated in all aspects of real estate development and real and personal property secured finance, including general and specialized commercial finance transactions and real property transactions. This includes representation of commercial banks in real estate acquisition and development loans, construction lending and permanent mortgage financing; representation of lenders in loan workouts, restructures and foreclosures; representation of business clients in matters relating to commercial office and industrial leases; and representation of clients in complex real estate development including mixed-use, condominium and condominium hotel projects.

Representative Transactions

• Representation of lead lender in a multi-state foreclosure action of a $220 million real estate loan
• Representation of lead lender in a workout of a $40 million multi-family real estate loan
• Representation of seller in real estate transaction named 2007 "Land Deal of the Year" by the Dallas Business Journal
• Representation of Letter of Credit issuer in $81 million airport system revenue bonds issuance
• Representation of Letter of Credit issuer in $120 million public finance project
• Representation of lender in a $26 million construction loan transaction for a high-rise, mixed-use condominium project
• Lead counsel in loan syndication for a $175 million development and construction loan transaction for mixed-use resort project
• Representation of purchaser in multiple IRC Section 1031 related land transactions totaling $465 million
• Representation of U.S. lender in multimillion dollar acquisition loan transaction secured in part by real property in Mexico
• Lead counsel in loan syndication for a $75 million construction loan for a mixed-use resort project
• Representation of seller in $220 million sale of resort/casino property
• Representation of lead lender in $44 million luxury resort condominium project
• Representation of lender in a $14 million condominium conversion project
• Representation of tenant in long-term office building lease transaction
• Representation of landlord in industrial building lease transaction
• Representation of developer in acquisition and development of a mixed-use retail/residential project
• Representation of a lender in a loan workout of a $46 million real estate loan
• Representation of lender in foreclosure of $14 million land acquisition and development loan

Presentations

• Troubled Loans in Troubled Times—Loan Workout Topics and Tips
  Colorado Bar Association 27th Annual Real Estate Symposium (July 2009)
• When Good Real Estate Loans Go Bad—Workout Analysis, Strategies and Alternatives
  CLE in Colorado, Inc. (November 2008)
• Letters of Credit
  First National Bank of Colorado, U.S. Bank, Commercial Banking Seminar (May 2008 and October 2004)
• When Good Loans Go Bad
  U.S. Bank Commercial Banking Seminar (April 2008 and March 2005)
• Beyond Borders: Current Trends in Mexico Real Estate Investment and Development
  (November 2007 and December 2006)
• Colorado Real Estate Fundamentals
  CLE in Colorado Inc. (May 2007)
• Commercial Real Estate Transactions: The Fundamentals
  CLE in Colorado, Inc. (March 2007)
• Financing Mixed-Use Developments
  CLE in Colorado Inc. (March 2007)
• Introduction to Choosing a Colorado Business Entity
  CLE In Colorado, Inc. (February 2006)
• Landlord-Tenant Law in Colorado
  Sterling Education Services, Inc. (January 2006)

Legal Updates

• Workout Time
  American Bankers Association Banking Journal (July 2008)