Overview
Natalie Maples Brenner advises clients on a wide spectrum of real estate transactions. She counsels and negotiates on behalf of clients on issues related to site acquisition and development, land use, leasing and ground leasing and due diligence matters, including comprehensive review of title and survey matters and title curative action. She has experience serving as lead counsel in the purchase and sale of commercial, mixed-use, industrial and vacant land, real estate counsel in complex mergers and acquisitions transactions and drafting and negotiating leases and ground leases for landlords and tenants. She has direct experience with the unique issues presented in the acquisition and leasing of medical office buildings, hospitals and national restaurant chains; ground leasing and site development for a national gas station operator and a regional car wash operator; leasing and acquisitions for telecommunications providers; as well as site acquisition and due diligence for solar, wind and other alternative energy projects.
Natalie also has counseled on tax-driven transactions involving historic tax credits, new market tax credits, qualified opportunity zones and REITs. She is experienced in title curative actions and addressing defaults, including evaluation and implementation of remedies and creditor’s rights. She also has represented debtors and creditors in consumer and commercial bankruptcy matters. While in law school, Natalie served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jerry A. Brown, bankruptcy judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.