Profile

Nancy Olah has a wide range of real estate and transactional experience and worked as in-house counsel for real estate developers and insurance companies before joining the Firm. Ms. Olah is a LEED® Accredited Professional (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the Green Building Certification Institute. This accreditation is awarded to professionals demonstrating a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System.

Ms. Olah is also a licensed title insurance agent in South Carolina.

Experience Highlights

Ms. Olah's practice focuses on the following areas:

• Commercial Development – Representing developers in the creation of commercial properties, including mixed-use developments, business and industrial parks, shopping centers, townhouse and condominium projects, hotels, conference centers, golf course communities and marinas; drafting and negotiating complex development agreements, construction management agreements, operating agreements and ground leases
• Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act Compliance – Preparing Statements of Record for registering subdivisions under the Interstate Land Sales Act, and counseling developers on how to qualify for exemptions from registration
• Commercial Leasing – Representing landlords and tenants in negotiating leases for office, retail and industrial properties
• Restrictive Covenants – Creating restrictive covenants and architectural control guidelines for multi-phase developments Establishing horizontal property regimes in South Carolina and condominium developments in North Carolina; advising developers regarding compliance with the North Carolina Planned Community Act
• Commercial Lending – Serving as lender's counsel on commercial acquisition, development and construction loans in North Carolina and South Carolina
• Development Agreements – Drafting development agreements under the South Carolina Development Agreement Act, which vests property rights and protects against subsequently enacted local legislation that may impede the development of large, multi-phase projects
• Sustainable Development – As a member of the Firm's Eco-Business Team, Ms. Olah advises developers seeking LEED certification for their commercial, mixed-use and condominium projects

News

• Nancy Olah Elected Board Chair of USGBC Charlotte Region Chapter
  February 2, 2012
• CREW Network Features Nancy Olah Article on National Website
  Warm Calls Abound in CREW Network
  CREW Network
  June 14, 2011

Events & Speaking Engagements

• Climate Action and Sustainability – Local Government Case Studies
  April 2009
  Sustainable Energy Conference – Raleigh, NC
• CREW Careers: The Next Generation
  October 2008
  CREW Network Convention – Houston, TX
• Perils, Pitfalls and Payoffs: Navigating The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
  December 2007
  South Carolina Bar Association, Commercial Real Estate CLE – Columbia, SC
• CREW Careers: This Old Building – A Model for Adaptive Reuse
  October 2007
  2007 CREW Network Convention – Denver, CO
• Further on up the Road – The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
  April 2007
  North Carolina Bar Association, Real Property Section CLE and Annual Meeting – New Bern, NC
• CREW Careers: This Old Building
  March 2007
  CREW Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
• Condomania
  October 2006
  CREW Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
• CREW Careers
  March 2006
  CREW Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
• Demystifying Resort Real Estate
  October 2005
  2005 CREW Network Convention – Seattle, WA

Publications

"Warm Calls Abound in CREW Network," CREWnetwork.org, June 2011

Memberships

• CREW Foundation
  Trustee, 2008-2010
• CREW of Charlotte, Inc.
  President, 2005
• Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte
  Director, 2004-present (currently, Vice President)
• CREW Network
  Delegate, 2003-2004