PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS - Key Persons
Anthony Georgiafandis is an associate in the firm's Commercial Finance practice group. He represents a wide range of clients in their commercial lending transactions. Anthony's goal is to ensure that his client's interests are served in an efficient and competent manner.
Arnold Moore is a skilled real estate attorney and deal closer. Over the course of his career, Arnold has worked with businesses throughout the country on a wide range of commercial real estate transactions. His comprehensive and deal-focused approach serves to keep him closely aligned to his clients' needs.
An Atlanta native, Arnold guides developers and owners in all phases of commercial real estate. These include acquisitions, developments, financings, dispositions, and tax-free exchanges. Arnold also represents both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing. He has handled transactions involving a wide variety of projects nationwide, including apartment complexes, office buildings, mixed use developments, retail centers, hotels, resort residential developments, golf courses, subdivision developments, and industrial buildings. Arnold also represents lenders in commercial real estate lending, conduit lending and purchases and sales of loan portfolios collateralized with real estate.
Arnold understands the pacing of real estate deals and is focused on getting his client's deals closed. At the same time, his diligence and deep understanding of commercial real estate ensures that his clients' interests aren't compromised on even the speediest deals. With his responsive style and business-oriented approach, Arnold ensures his clients are well-positioned to meet their objectives.
Experience
Wall Street Journal "National Deal of the Week" Feb 2015
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- Manager of Talent, Diversity & Inclusion and Professional Development
Artavia Warthen manages the recruiting pipeline and process for lateral candidates and the summer clerkship program. She works closely with the Diversity Committee to execute the firm's efforts to create and maintain an inclusive workplace. Additionally, Artavia works proactively with firm leadership to ensure the continued professional development of the firm's attorneys.
Artavia attended Mercer University School of Law where she became the first African American female president of the Student Bar Association. Her passion for helping others led her to serve as the Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruitment for Mercer University School of Law after graduation, where she mentored prospective and current law students. As time continued, she expanded her passion by moving into law firms' recruitment and diversity/inclusion spaces.
Education
Mercer University School of Law (J.D. 2017)
Georgia State University, (B.S., with Honors, 2012)
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- Associate
- Associate / Atlanta
- Associate in the Real Estate
Ashley Fredericks is an associate in the Real Estate practice group. Ashley focuses her practice on commercial real estate, including acquisitions, sales, leasing, and development. Using her creativity and knowledge of the industry, Ashley tailors her practice to fit each client's individual needs and goals. Ashley's thoughtful and forward-thinking approach affords clients an advantage in the deal space.
In addition to her experience in commercial real estate, Ashley has a strong background in real estate finance and has worked on a variety of transactions in the industrial, retail, and multi-family space. She is skilled in negotiating and drafting complex contracts and is dedicated to finding solutions that meet her clients' objectives.
Experience
Drafted and negotiated equipment leases on behalf of an institutional retail tenant in locations across the United States.*
Job Titles:
- President - Elect
- Secretary
Bill Bush is an associate in the firm's Real Estate practice group. He primarily focuses his practice on commercial real estate, using his legal knowledge, practical experience, and problem-solving skills to guide clients through real estate transactions.
With experience in assisting national and local developers, borrowers, investors, landlords and tenants in acquiring, disposing, refinancing, and leasing real estate, Bill enjoys the deal process and works diligently to negotiate and obtain the best outcomes for clients.
Experience
Represented national retail auto parts chain in their leasing of over 20 retail spaces with lease values totaling $15,000,000.
Bobbi Acord Noland is the consummate finance attorney. Throughout her 30-year career, Bobbi has helped lenders negotiate and conclude hundreds of secured loan transactions at all levels of complexity. Her collaborative, deal-focused approach serves as a catalyst for progress and creates positive customer relationships for her clients.
As head of the Commercial Finance practice, Bobbi guides global banks, regional banks and finance companies through domestic and cross-border transactions ranging from $5 million to more than $1 billion. She has handled practically every aspect of commercial lending, from single-lender deals to syndicated facilities involving multiple lenders, borrowers, creditors and multi-tiered debt tranches. In addition, Bobbi frequently advises her clients on workouts and restructurings.
Bobbi is totally committed to pushing client deals over the finish line. Her diverse experience helps her identify the borrower's goals without compromising the lender's commercial agenda. At the same time, her productive communication style creates the rapport needed to negotiate a win-win conclusion. Bobbi acts as the bond and leader that holds the transaction together while serving as a sophisticated and effective advocate for her client.
Bobbi is an active participant in the finance community and serves as Co-General Counsel for The Secured Finance Network. She has served as an adjunct professor at Emory University Law School in Atlanta. Bobbi is also the past Chair of the Business Law Section, UCC Committee of the Georgia State Bar and the Business and Finance Section of the Atlanta Bar.
As a testament to her dedication and effectiveness, Bobbi has many client relationships that have spanned decades.
Experience
Represented a direct lender, as agent, in connection with the negotiation and closing of a senior secured lender finance syndicated financing to an equipment finance company and its subsidiaries.
Represented Bank of America, N.A., as agent, in connection with a senior secured, asset-based, cross-border revolving credit and term loan facility provided to Modular Space Holdings, Inc. and affiliates, which engaged in the sale and leasing of temporary buildings and structures. The companies filed pre-arranged chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in Delaware, and the firm represented the agent bank in the pre-petition, post-petition, and exit financings.
Represented a national bank, as the agent for a syndicate of lenders, in providing a $1 billion pre-petition and post-petition syndicated senior secured asset-based credit facility to a sponsor-backed national distributor of tires, which facility included a cross-border component with both U.S. and Canadian borrowers and asset pools, and featuring additional first in - last out facilities. The transaction also required the negotiation of a complex lien subordination and intercreditor agreement with the term lenders holding secured term loan debt.
Represented a national bank, as agent for a syndicate of lenders, in providing a syndicated senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility to an international office products supply business, which transaction featured cross-border revolving credit facilities with U.S., Canadian, German, and Swedish obligors, and a separate disclosed and full recourse receivables purchase facility with respect to receivables originated by affiliated businesses in France and Italy.
Bryan Bates is an experienced bankruptcy attorney. Concentrating his practice on business bankruptcy, creditor rights, and commercial litigation, Bryan has helped clients achieve their goals in all aspects of insolvency and litigation proceedings. His thoughtful strategy and client-focused approach position his clients for the best possible outcomes.
Bryan's extensive experience of how debtor and creditor issues affect day-to-day operations, long-term business viability, and value preservation allows him to provide his clients guidance necessary to achieve a successful outcome, whether as the debtor, purchaser, or creditor in a bankruptcy case. He represents secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, committees, trustees and other parties-in-interest in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings, insolvency matters, and debtor/creditor litigation, both in and out of Court, including asset sales, reorganizations, litigation, and Chapter 11 proceedings. Bryan also represents parties in business disputes and commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts.
Bryan is committed to providing high quality legal services and helping his clients obtain the best possible outcome. Bryan carefully listens to his clients to understand their needs and goals. Clients know they can depend on Bryan, assured that he will give their matters the utmost care.
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- Chief Administrative Officer
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- Chief Information Officer
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- Chief Business Development Officer
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- Director of Information Security and Technical Operations