John Nicholas "Jay" Suhr, Jr.

John Nicholas "Jay" Suhr, Jr.


Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Recognized since 2010

Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Securitization and Structured Finance Law

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Jay focuses his practice on commercial real estate, commercial real estate lending, structured finance, and equity investment by traditional and capital market sources. His equity investor legal representation covers all phases of real estate and finance, including preparation and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements for unimproved and improved real estate, review and preparation of leases, easements, CCRs and property development agreements, issuance of legal opinions (including non-consolidation opinions), loan document review and negotiation and coordination of prepayment, consent, loan assumption and defeasance transactions with client’s lenders and loan servicers. For lenders, Jay assists with syndicated and single-lender credit facilities, CMBS loans, bridge loans, mezzanine loans and various loan servicing matters, including preparation and negotiation of forbearance agreements, legal structuring of real estate loan workouts and review and preparation of mortgage loan purchase agreements and servicing agreements.

Location
  • One Wells Fargo Center, 23rd Floor
    301 South College Street
    Charlotte, NC 28202
Education
  • American University, J.D., graduated 1996
Bar Admissions
  • New York, New York, Bar Admission
  • North Carolina, North Carolina, Bar Admission
Affiliations
  • Mecklenburg Bar Foundation - Board of Directors, (2009-2012)
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Special Focus:
  • Securities
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® peer review rating, Martindale-Hubbell®, Top Rated Lawyer in Banking and Finance Law (2013)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® -- Securitization and Structured Finance (2010-2018)
  • Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" (2010)
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars in banking (2009)
  • Charlotte Business Journal “40 Under 40” (2004)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law

Publications

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