Gary M. Fallon

I have worked with a number of lender clients to develop efficient and cost-effective documentation for a wide range of lending activities from individual residential transactions to large commercial projects, have worked through the most complicated of real estate and C & I financings, and have assisted clients with complex troubled loans ranging from large multi-state residential construction workouts to the restructuring of downtown commercial and multi-family project financings. I take pride in my ability to "get the deal done" by working efficiently and in a cooperative manner with all of the parties to a transaction.  By way of example, I have:

• Documented commercial loans for large retail, health care, hospitality, and mixed-use projects all over the western United States, including loans involving complex ownership structures resulting from 1031 Exchanges and tiered investments.
• Documented C&I loans for a plethora of industries, including retail, maritime, construction, finance, agriculture, health care, and manufacturing.
• Structured the financing of numerous health care facilities, including the coordinated financing of a group of large skilled nursing facilities located in four different states under various, although related, ownership.
• Documented numerous warehouse lines, including a syndicated warehouse line of over $50,000,000 to a privately held real estate lender.
• Structured the syndicated construction financing of more than $80,000,000 for the new Seattle headquarters of a multi-national corporation.
• Acted as lead counsel for a borrower group comprised of numerous medical practices in connection with a refinancing of a medical office building requiring management of a host of issues and parties having quite disparate perspectives on the transaction.
• Worked with lender clients as their commercial lending portfolios have grown nationwide, assisting them to function consistently, efficiently, and effectively in each different jurisdiction.
• During the “Great Recession,” I found myself excellently positioned to work through some of the most complex troubled loan scenarios: assisted client in assuming lead lender control of large participated development loan funded under a warehouse line and shepherded client and non-institutional participants through foreclosure and development process; worked with client to restructure and fully secure a loan portfolio involving over 150 construction loans with a single borrower; and assisted numerous lender clients with foreclosures and deeds in lieu involving large development and construction projects where our firm’s strong land use background helped avoid a number of hidden pitfalls.