Mary’s background in finance and corporate law informs her transactional real estate practice, which helps clients build the projects that drive community growth and opportunity.
Mary represents operating companies, investors, developers and lenders in a broad range of real estate and financial transactions. Clients benefit from her considerable experience in tax-advantaged real estate development work, as she guides them through complex New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transactions and counsels them in the emerging field of Opportunity Zones. She also represents her clients on those transactions utilizing tax increment financing (TIF), Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, historic tax credits (HTC), or other governmental incentives.
The complexity of Mary’s deals calls on the full range of her finance and legal background, as she works past obstacles to structure transactions that work for every stakeholder.
Mary’s approach to real estate transactions and financing is greatly enhanced by her corporate law experience. She has acted as counsel to investors, general contractors, national manufacturing companies, and prominent architectural and engineering firms, advising them on corporate governance matters, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and teaming agreements, construction and engineering agreements, and vendor relations.
Prior to entering private practice, Mary earned her MBA specializing in corporate finance and investment banking. She also worked at a major New York-based investment bank and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.