Andrew S. Gabriel

Practicing primarily in commercial real estate and business transactions, Mr. Gabriel is a partner in the Las Vegas office of the McDonald Carano Wilson and is chairman of the Firm's statewide Real Estate & Land Use Planning practice group.

He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Nevada State Bar Business Law Section.

Mr. Gabriel represents lenders, borrowers, and guarantors in secured commercial real property and personal property financing transactions, including lender legal opinions and loan workouts and restructuring, receiverships, and foreclosures; landlords and tenants in the negotiation and drafting of retail, industrial, and office leases, the resolution of lease disputes, and lease default workouts; buyers and sellers of commercial real property, business entities, and assets; common interest community owners' associations; real estate brokers and property managers; business owners and executives in the negotiation of contracts and the resolution of contract disputes; and Nevada corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships and their shareholders, directors, members, managers, and partners in entity formation and governance matters.

Mr. Gabriel brings firsthand knowledge of the business side of transactions to the Firm's clients. In addition to practicing law, he worked for eight years for Harrah's Hotels and Casinos in a variety of finance and marketing executive positions in Reno, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, Memphis, Kansas City and St. Louis.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Real Estate and Land Use Planning
- Represent buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants of commercial real estate, including shopping centers, office buildings, industrial buildings, hotels and casinos, restaurants and taverns, and gas stations/convenience stores.
- Advise clients regarding commercial real property due diligence, including title and survey review, environmental conditions, and lease and property contract abstracts.
- Represent lenders and borrowers in loans secured by commercial real property, including conventional development/construction and takeout financing, CMBS conduit financing, and mezzanine financing; represent parties in loan workouts, modifications, compromise and settlement agreements, and restructuring transactions.
- Represent title companies, real estate brokerage companies, and property management companies in connection with the legal requirements of their businesses.
- Advise developers and owners' associations in connection with the creation, governance, and operation of common interest communities, including condominiums.
- Counsel developers in connection with land use entitlement matters, including zoning, variances, use permits, development agreements, and subdivision laws.

Business Entities & Transactions
- Represent corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies and their directors, shareholders, officers, partners, members, and managers in entity formation and governance.
- Represent buyers and sellers of commercial business assets, including bulk sales and sales of restaurants, taverns, and casino assets with privileged licenses.
- Represent buyers and sellers of stock, partnership interests, and membership interests in equity transactions.
- Represent lenders and borrowers in asset secured financing transactions pursuant to the UCC and enforcement of UCC security interests.
- Draft and negotiate contracts governing wide variety of business transactions.

Energy Projects
- Contributes depth and breadth of experience in real estate, land use, and project finance law to the Firm's Energy Practice Group by advising clients active in energy projects in Nevada.

Recent engagements include working with the Firm's Energy lawyers as local counsel for project owners or project lenders in connection with a 67 megawatt geothermal facility with a 207 mile 230 kV transmission line, a 260 mile 500 kV overhead transmission line, a 150 megawatt wind farm, a 100 megawatt concentrating power plant, a 20 megawatt solar PV project, and a 20 megawatt biomass project.

Creditors Rights & Bankruptcy
- Work with the firm's bankruptcy attorneys drafting and negotiating financing, real estate, and corporate transaction documents related to bankruptcy plans.
- Counsel and advise clients regarding landlord and tenant bankruptcies, borrower and guarantor bankruptcies, and real property developer bankruptcies.

Mr. Gabriel has earned numerous awards and distinctions including being recognized among The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Mountain States Super Lawyers.

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