Representative Experience
Ted's practice is centered on commercial real estate acquisitions and real estate finance. He represents public and private real estate clients in land acquisitions entity formation, real estate finance, sales and purchases of developed and undeveloped properties and general business and development issues.
Specific Matters
- Represents an office REIT, Highwoods Properties, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina which owns approximately 600 properties in eight states in connection with a broad range of its real estate activities: finance, portfolio acquisitions and joint ventures, leasing, sales and North Carolina development issues
- Represents Carolantic Realty, Inc., the largest local commercial real estate brokerage company, and Fonville-Morisey Realty, Inc., the largest local residential brokerage firm in connection with a variety of brokerage issues
- Represents a number of individual real estate investors and developers in connection with local commercial and residential developments
- Represents some national lenders in connection with loans secured by properties located in North Carolina.
Professional Activities
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Vice Chair 1989
- Treasurer 1988
- Real Property Section Council (1985-1990)
- Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, teaching Real Estate Finance (1998-present)
- Instructor at Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina Graduate Real Estate Paralegal Program (1982-1985)
- North Carolina State Bar Certified Specialist in Real Property Law Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (1995 - 2008) in the area of Real Estate
- Included in Business North Carolina's Legal Elite (2003 - 2007) in the area of Real Estate
- Voted top lawyer in North Carolina (2007) in the area of Real Estate by both Chambers USA and Business North Carolina's Legal Elite
- Member of Business North Carolina's Legal Elite Hall of Fame
- Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (2006 - 2008) in the area of Real Estate
Community Activities
- Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program
- North Carolina Tennis Association
- Past Member of Board of Directors
- North Carolina Tennis Foundation
- Past Member of Board of Directors
- Southern Tennis Association
- Constitution and Rules Committee, Past Member
- Raleigh Racquet Club
- Past President
- Past Member of Board of Directors
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