Ballard Spahr Housing Finance attorneys represented Greystone Servicing Company LLC, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, in obtaining a Freddie Mac Targeted Affordable Housing multifamily loan that financed two permanent supportive living properties in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.
Chambers USA has recognized 118 Ballard Spahr attorneys and 52 firm practices in the newly released 2024 edition of the highly respected guide to leading lawyers and law firms.
National law firm Ballard Spahr has signed on as a supporter of the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University’s pipeline program for Hampton University undergraduates interested in law school, the firm announced.
Ballard Spahr Litigation Associate Isabella Salomão Nascimento has been honored in the 2023 Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year program in the Group Category.
Courtney Adams Thornton—an experienced brand protection attorney who advises clients in trademark, copyright, advertising, and internet law matters—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Intellectual Property Department and Trademarks and Copyrights Group as Of Counsel.
Ballard Spahr has been ranked as a top firm for advising fintech companies by Chambers FinTech Guide 2024, a comprehensive directory of the leading professionals in the fintech and payments industry.
Andrew M. Banks—a corporate attorney who helps clients, including investment fund managers and sponsors, with fund formation matters—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Business and Transactions Department and Securities and Capital Markets Group as Of Counsel, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. He will be resident in the firm’s New York office.
Alex Sellke—an experienced real estate attorney with a broad foundation in all aspects of commercial real estate—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Real Estate Department and Affordable Housing and Community Development Group as Of Counsel, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced.
Kristen Larson, a Consumer Financial Services attorney in Ballard Spahr’s Minneapolis office, has been elected to a two-year term on the Minnesota Women Lawyers Board of Directors.
James V. Masella III—a trial and appellate attorney with deep experience in securities litigation and commercial litigation matters—has joined Ballard Spahr’s Litigation Department and Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance Litigation Group, firm chair Mark Stewart announced today. He will be resident in the firm’s New York office.
Ballard Spahr served as counsel to TD Bank, N.A., in a transaction to help finance a developer’s acquisition and renovation of an affordable housing complex in Smyrna, Delaware.
Ballard Spahr served as bond counsel to the Delaware Economic Development Authority (DEDA) in the recent issuance of $43.6 million in bonds to finance construction of a new school building for the Wilmington Friends School.
Krishana Pleasant, a New York-based member of Ballard Spahr’s national Finance Department, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA).
Wesley R. Robinson, a Business and Transactions Partner in Ballard Spahr’s Phoenix office, has been elected to the board of the Association for Corporate Growth–Arizona Chapter.
Ballard Spahr Litigation Partners Mark R. Gaylord and Melanie J. Vartabedian have been named Top 25 Attorneys of Utah by Attorney Intel, a legal industry research and information firm.
