Professional Experience
Ms. Bohannon's practice focuses on financial/banking, commercial and secured transactions. She also counsels clients on all types of real estate matters, including commercial, industrial, and retail leasing, sales, acquisitions, financing, project due diligence, and development.
Ms. Bohannon specializes in complex lending transactions and structured finance representing banks, financial institutions, real estate developers, hospital and healthcare system institutions, corporations and technology and middle market companies. She regularly documents the origination, restructure and workout of loans for institutional lenders secured by all real estate product types and mixed collateral. Ms. Bohannon advises clients on debt finance transactions, asset?based lending, syndicated credit transactions, participation agreements, intercreditor and subordination agreements, bridge financing, capital call lines, letters of credit, factoring, equipment lease financing, the application of revised UCC Article/Division 9, and perfecting security interests in collateral.
Ms. Bohannon also represents health systems, hospitals, specialty providers, and other entities engaged in healthcare on their acquisitions and dispositions of assets and real estate, and their public and private financings, including bond transactions, bank loans, and letters of credit.
Ms. Bohannon represents a wide variety of local, regional and multinational financial institutions and financial services companies, including commercial banks, mortgage banking companies, and commercial finance companies, venture capital firms and funds, Small Business Investment Companies licensed by the SBA (SBIC's), and a full range of nonfinancial institution corporate clients and individuals, from developers and closely held concerns to public companies.
Ms. Bohannon has practiced in Silicon Valley her entire career, and regularly supports clients of the firm?s Northern California, Southern California and East Coast offices as well.
Memberships & Activities
Admitted to practice in California.
Member, California State Bar Association.
Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association.
Member, Palo Alto Bar Association.
Member, United States Tax Court.
Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP).
Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Member, San Jose Bank Attorneys.
Member, California Bankers Association.
Editor, MPP Banking & Financial Industry Newsletter.
Board Member, Symphonix League of the San Francisco Symphony, 2004-2007.
Volunteer Host, Alumni and Law Student Events for Santa Clara University School of Law.
Member and Volunteer, Symphonix League of the San Francisco Symphony.
Member, Bravo! Club in support of San Francisco Opera.
Fundraiser/Supporter of The Guardsmen, San Francisco.
Advisory Board Member, Symphonix League of the San Francisco Symphony, 2008 - present.
Publications
"Why are SNDA's important to Hotel Managers of Distressed Hospitality Assets?" Hotel and Motel Management.