Jennifer S. Beer concentrates her practice on commercial real estate transactions and finance. Ms. Beer has been involved in complex financing transactions for a variety of property types, with a particular emphasis on the hospitality industry and mixed-use projects. Ms. Beer represents institutional investors and loan servicers in the origination, servicing, restructuring and syndication of securitized, floating rate, construction, mezzanine, portfolio and development loans secured by collateral located throughout the United States and Canada. Ms. Beer is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate and Finance Group, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Group and Diversity Committee.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1996
- B.A., History, , Cornell University, 1990
Junior Year Abroad: University of Edinburgh
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1999
- Texas, 1996
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Representative Experience
Workouts/Restructuring
- Representation of various lenders in a variety of modifications, restructurings, and workouts with the goal of avoiding foreclosure actions and maximizing returns for the client for balance sheet and securitized transactions.
- Representation of lenders in all aspects and stages of enforcement actions and negotiations including enforcing guarantees and indemnities and realization upon real and personal property collateral.
Real Estate Lending
- Origination of a $405,000,000 refinancing and construction loan for an existing, and to-be-expanded, full service hotel and conference center Orlando, Florida, involving a syndicate of 9 international and domestic lenders.
- Origination of a $65,000,000 construction loan for the conversion and development of an historic manufacturing complex in downtown Chicago to a regional retail center with 3 big box and a variety of other retail tenants.
- Refinance of 2 existing mortgage loans and assumption of 10 existing securitized and non-securitized mortgage loans totaling approximately $210,000,000, secured by 12 Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt-brand hotels located throughout the United States in connection with the merger of two unrelated investment groups.
- Origination of $48,000,000 acquisition and renovation financing for the conversion of the historic B&O Railroad headquarters building in Baltimore to a full service hotel with office and retail facilities, involving historic tax credits and intercreditor negotiations with an unrelated mezzanine lender.
Loan Servicing
- Representation of special and master servicers in connection with assumptions, modifications and restructuring of securitized and non-securitized mortgage loans and related REMIC issues.
Professional History
Partner in the law firm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Partner in the law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Professional Affiliations
Member, District of Columbia Bar
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Mortgage Bankers Association
Member, Women in the Hospitality Investment Network
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