Brent Shaffer
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Real Estate
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About
Provided by Brent Shaffer
Practice Areas
Commercial transactional real estate, including representing lenders and borrowers in commercial real estate loan originations, workouts and restructurings; nonprofits and lenders in affordable housing transactions; and landlords and tenants in commercial leases.
Career
Admitted Maryland 1987, Delaware 1995. Joined Young Conaway 1995, became Partner 1998.
Professional Memberships
American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Fellow; American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow; ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Council; Co-Chair Publications Committee; Articles Editor, Probate & Property magazine); Committee of 100 (Board)
Publications
Editor, The Sublease and Assignment Deskbook; author Probate & Property articles 'The Impact on Real Estate Lenders of Delaware Limited Liability Company Act Changes' (Mar./Apr. 2019), 'Role of the Lender's Lawyer in Spotting and Fixing Title Problems' (July/August 2016), 'Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien Acts' (Jan./Feb. 2014), 'Forming the Affordable Housing Nonprofit Developer' (Jan./Feb. 2008), 'Sublease Due Diligence' (Sept./Oct. 2003), author The Practical Real Estate Lawyer articles 'Counseling the Client on the Reasonable Consent Standard to Assignments' (July 2003), 'Handling Assignment Clauses in an Age of Chameleon Entities' (Sept. 1999).
Chambers Review
USA
Brent Shaffer is impressively adept at high-value transactions such as construction loans and refinancings. He is a go-to for complex asset-based deals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Brent is an excellent real estate attorney who provides timely communication and is also very knowledgeable."
"Brent is an excellent real estate attorney who provides timely communication and is also very knowledgeable."
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