Samuel Barfoot
Samuel Barfoot
Samuel Barfoot
Biography
Sam Barfoot is a transactional real estate lawyer. He represents real estate investment trusts, private equity funds, developers and institutional and entrepreneurial clients in connection with their commercial real estate deals, which range from commercial financings, joint ventures and restructuring to acquisitions, dispositions and leasing covering several asset classes.
Sam began his career as a litigation attorney representing commercial real estate clients in various dispute resolution proceedings, including state and federal court litigation, arbitration and mediation proceedings, and administrative agency review including property assessment and tax appeals. Sam’s prior litigation experience allows him to better advise and position his clients in their transactional ventures from the negotiation phase of a project and throughout its lifespan.
Admissions
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Kansas, 2018
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Missouri, 2016
Education
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University of Missouri-Kansas City, J.D., 2016
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University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 2013
Related Practice Areas
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Commercial Real Estate
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Real Estate Sector
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Real Estate
Experience
- Represented a public REIT in connection with a $495 million Fannie Mae Credit Facility secured by multiple properties around the country.
- Represented a real estate development company in connection with a $300 million construction financing comprised of senior and mezzanine debt.
- Represented a Fortune 500 company in connection with the acquisition of land rights across the Midwest for the development and construction of transmission lines and solar and wind facilities.
- Represented real estate developers in connection with the acquisition of brownfield redevelopment properties, including securing construction financing in connection therewith.
- Represented a commercial real estate joint venture at the local and state level in connection with a $500 million property assessment and tax appeal.
- Represented a nationally recognized hospital system in connection with eminent domain proceedings to acquire land rights in furtherance of ongoing project development.
- Represented a real estate developer in parallel state and federal litigation in connection with a dispute with a Kansas municipality involving hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives.