John M. Catalano

John M. Catalano is a partner who specializes in commercial real estate transactions, loan workouts, complex lending and financial transactions, and general corporate and business matters.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

• Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions
• Project Development, including Commercial, Retail, Industrial and Residential
• Commercial Leasing
• Condominium Development and Conversions
• Debt and Equity Financing
• Workouts and Debt Restructuring
• Structuring of Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS

• Currently serves as counsel to multi-national developer in connection with commercial leasing program.
• Counseled national retail developer in acquisition of high profile mall development site.
• Represented a court-appointed receiver in connection with a loan default and failure of a multimillion dollar commercial high-rise office project; conducted due diligence and worked closely with forensic accounting team to institute a program to preserve assets of projects, mitigate damages and prevent fraud.
• Documented, negotiated and closed large-scale bulk purchases of condominium units by investor groups in troubled high-rise condominium projects.
• Represented aircraft corporation in sale of assets to Fortune 500 company.
• Negotiated acquisitions and sales of several multi-million dollar high-rise residential projects.
• Represented lenders in negotiation and documentation of more than $700 Million in mortgage and construction loans.
• Lead counsel in bulk acquisition of hundreds of radio and cellular antenna towers located throughout the United States.

BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida
• Georgia
• District of Columbia

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• The Florida Bar, Member
• The Georgia Bar, Member
• The District of Columbia, Member