Brian W. Wais is a partner in the firm’s real estate and finance practice, advising lenders, borrowers, developers, investors, owners’ associations, and property managers in complex commercial transactions across asset classes. He regularly leads commercial financing matters—including SBA504 and 7(a) transactions—and drafts and negotiates sophisticated loan and real estate documents. He counsels regional and community financial institutions on asset-based and real estate-secured credits, intercreditor and subordination arrangements, collateral diligence and perfection, and enforcement strategies, including receivership and foreclosure actions. He also represents developers, investors and business operators in acquisitions, dispositions, development, and leasing for multifamily, retail, restaurant, hotel, parking, office, warehouse, condominium, and large-scale residential subdivision projects.

Brian maintains a broad real estate and finance practice, with substantial experience handling commercial title and closing processes, including production of title commitments and policies, preparation of closing documents, and management of commercial real estate closing for the firm's affiliated title company, Summit Title Agency, Inc. His background includes leadership roles in commercial title operations and extensive work across the full lifecycle of real estate transactions.

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