Alan C. Sheppard, Jr.

Experience: Representative Matters: Representation of Fortune 100 publicly traded company in development of a master planned community of office, retail, light industrial, multi-family, medical and other uses.; Development of a transit oriented entitled area to support a commuter rail station.; Represented banks and other lending institutions in negotiating, structuring and documenting real estate secured loans, including construction loans, loans for the acquisition and development of residential subdivisions, conventional mortgage loans, working capital lines of credit, and syndicated loan transactions.; Represented large homebuilder in acquisition and development of numerous residential subdivisions and as lead counsel in a $750 million corporate refinance transaction.; Representation of joint ventures in power center retail shopping centers.; Representation of tenant in the lease of a suburban office building for a corporate headquarters and call center.; Represented a large Florida-based development firm in its office, industrial and retail development work, including structuring joint venture agreements with equity partners; included negotiating purchase and sale contracts, due diligence, financing, and horizontal development work.; Representation of landowners seeking rezonings, variances, conditional uses, planned developments, and comprehensive plan amendments.; Negotiated, drafted, and closed a joint venture agreement between a large Florida landholder and a national development firm, as the developer, on a 50-plus-acre, mixed use site in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. The project was a live-work-play development, incorporating many New Urbanist elements.; Represented buyers and developers of large single tenant warehouse and distribution centers in Florida.; Closed numerous traditional sale/leaseback transactions with institutional lenders and life insurance companies between $65 million and $400 million for manufacturing and distribution facilities.; Closed a $500 million revolving line of credit facility for a large grocery supermarket chain.; Represented the lender as lead agent in a $200 million syndicated revolving line of credit facility to provide capital for the acquisition, construction, and development of office parks by the borrower.; Represented the developer in the acquisition, construction, and mezzanine financing of $219 million resort condominium development, and representation of hotel owners in obtaining additional entitlements.; Participated in review of project lease financing documents on various energy and project finance transactions, including a cogeneration facility.