Heather A. Coldwell

Large-Scale purchases and sales of real estate

• Represented real estate investment fund in sale of 1,000 site manufactured home communities located across three states.
• Representing real estate investment fund in negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, provide diligence support, and negotiate office and retail leases on behalf of the client, including a recent mixed use property in Dallas and bio-med property near Boston.

Tax Matters

• Amicus representation in State Court of Appeals: Counsel to amicus curiae in a case involving B&O taxation of health care insurers.
• Analysis of state taxes for nonprofit organization: Completed a national analysis of state sales and use, income, property taxes and potential exemptions for a nonprofit organization.
• Real estate excise tax: Pursuing refund claims for tax paid on large partnership's distribution of properties based on exemption for transfers that do not trigger gain or loss for federal income tax purposes

M&A Deals

• Led the real estate team in the client's acquisition of television stations in twelve markets.
• Managed the real estate aspects in the sale of a family-owned business, including on-going post-closing matters related to boundary line adjustments and environmental matters.
• Led the real estate aspects of a merger involving four dermatology practices.
• Real estate counsel to healthcare client in joint venture to operate express care centers.
• Led real estate diligence and landlord negotiations related to the sale of financial services client's sale of one of its branches of its business.

Food and Restaurant (deals and leasing)

• Represent restaurant client in entry into Yum! franchise with the acquisition of 125 sites in five states, followed by several additional multi-site acquisition deals. Advise and represent client in on-going real estate matters, including leasing, acquisition, and disposition.
• Represent food distributor in real estate acquisitions throughout the West, including Washington, California, Alaska, and Utah.
• Negotiate commercial restaurant leases on behalf of growing restaurant group.
• Represented the largest restaurant franchisee in the United States in leasing and large multi-unit acquisitions.

Leasing

• Negotiate office leases in various states on behalf of national accounting firm.
• Represent bank in ground lease, build-to-suit, and in-line shopping center lease negotiations as tenant.