Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2026 
Invested, responsive and mission-driven, Marina Blackburn’s practice focuses on assisting clients on a variety of financing and project development matters. Marina is a tenacious and relentless advocate for her clients and works efficiently to bring transactions to a close, regardless of their complexity.
Marina counsels healthcare providers on transactional and financing matters. She serves as bond and borrower’s counsel for healthcare, governmental and other nonprofit clients and underwriter’s and lender’s counsel in financing transactions across the county. She also brings this underwriter’s counsel experience to driving Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) transactions, particularly for affordable housing and senior living developments. Her practical, solution-oriented approach makes her a valuable partner to all stakeholders working to expand access to affordable and supportive housing.
In Marina’s finance practice, she brings deep experience in healthcare real estate law to advise clients on structuring financing for real estate projects, ground and facility lease agreements, and healthcare site development projects. Marina also has experience in negotiating and closing sophisticated transactions where real estate and financing matters intersect, such as charitable foundation lease transactions used to deliver value to nonprofit organizations.
