Parker Poe has a longstanding tradition of supporting CREW in Charlotte and throughout its Southeastern markets. The firm has deep regional knowledge with over 300 attorneys across offices in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Spartanburg, South Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Washington, DC. With a collaborative, client-centered approach, the firm is committed to delivering practical, business-focused guidance and an exceptional client experience.

Parker Poe has one of the largest real estate practices in the Southeast and supports client projects around the country. Its attorneys guide developers, investors, property owners, buyers, sellers, landlords, lenders, borrowers, and tenants through the full range of real estate needs, from complex transactions and regulatory challenges to high-stakes disputes. The team is nationally recognized in peer reviews and legal rankings for its counsel on acquisitions and sales, leasing and financing, land use and zoning, joint ventures, and dispute resolution.

The firm’s transactional attorneys have structured, negotiated, and closed deals involving nearly every type of real property, from office buildings and industrial sites to mixed-use developments, multifamily communities, educational facilities, healthcare campuses, and renewable energy projects. When disputes arise, Parker Poe also brings deep experience in real estate litigation, helping clients address issues involving construction, environmental matters, health and safety concerns, landlord-tenant conflicts, land use and zoning, title disputes, and related claims.

Visit ParkerPoe.com for more information on how the firm can help you with your next project.

Point of contact:
Adrianne Chillemi
adriannechillemi@parkerpoe.com

Progressive Companies is a multidisciplinary design firm that does work nationally with a strong presence in the Charlotte Metro region.

We connect people, places and communities through transformative spaces, structures, pathways, and environments. We believe innovation is more than leading with the best technologies and latest trends – it’s a creative process beginning with curiosity and diving deep into understanding your world. As problem-solvers, our team of designers, architects, consultants, engineers, and strategists enthusiastically work alongside you to envision a bold, new future.

Our talented workforce of over 350 brings decades of expertise in all facets of architecture, engineering, construction, and planning—with a broad and deep portfolio representing 10 markets and projects in 49 states. Strategically located in Grand Rapids, MI; Charlotte, NC; Durham, NC; Greenville, NC; Asheville, NC; and Detroit, MI,  our teams are poised to help clients reach new heights from a strong foundation.

Point of contact:
Melissa Brown
brownm@progressiveae.com

With deep roots in the Charlotte real estate market, Womble Bond Dickinson’s Charlotte office is home to nearly 70 attorneys, giving our clients deep local insight alongside the strength of a fully integrated national and international platform. The firm’s collaborative, practical approach, combined with strong project management capabilities, helps clients move complex real estate initiatives forward efficiently and successfully.

We have in-depth experience representing national, regional, and local real estate developers, buyers, sellers, real estate corporate service providers, public and private corporate end-users of facilities of all sizes and functions, and investors, lenders, and borrowers.

Our team of real estate lawyers advises clients on day-to-day real estate matters as well as a range of projects such as acquiring, financing, developing, leasing, managing, and selling commercial properties, including retail, office, manufacturing and mixed-use projects. We regularly advise on multifamily developments, mixed-use projects, industrial and office park developments and condominiums, among others.

Our experience includes:

• Drafting mixed-use project agreements and advising developers and lenders through all stages of mixed-use projects.
• Hospitality development, management, and franchising.
• Multi-family acquisition, financing, development, and management, including those with affordable housing and ESG components.
• Advising borrowers and lenders on commercial real estate secured loans.
• Negotiating and drafting development agreements, management agreements, condominium documents, easements, restrictive covenants, and other agreements related to the development of real estate.
• Advising on contract negotiations, due diligence, and commercial leasing for big-box and multitenant retail, industrial and office sectors, documenting and planning for real estate developments, real estate closings and obtaining permanent financing solutions.
• Negotiating and drafting leases for retail and office space, tech and data center operation centers, financial services facilities, science labs, industrial buildings, medical and dental offices.
• Joint venture agreements between developers and equity partners or land owning partners.
• Assisting with land use, zoning, and entitlements.
• Advising clients on development and construction matters, including economic incentives for development.
• Advising clients in the timber and agricultural sector on their real estate needs.
• Performing due diligence on commercial real estate transactions, including title and survey review.
• Representing clients in real estate litigation and dispute resolution.

Point of contact:
Ellen Lloyd
ellen.lloyd@wbd-us.com