Profile

Sam Woodard has extensive experience in representing large lending institutions in commercial real estate financing transactions, including syndicated lending and in commercial lending transactions. In addition, he has represented a number of major commercial real estate developers and lenders in the development and financing of several large real estate projects. Mr. Woodard also serves as general counsel to a number of the Firm's corporate clients.

Experience Highlights

Significant projects on which Mr. Woodard has served as lead counsel include:

• Representing the national bank developer of a new high-rise office tower in uptown Charlotte with adjoining retail space and parking garage and four contiguous cultural facilities buildings developed for the City of Charlotte
• Representing the lead lender on several syndicated credit facilities for the development of off-campus college apartment projects throughout the U.S.
• Representing the developers of two of the new high-rise office towers in uptown Charlotte, including the land acquisition, construction and permanent financing, development and construction and leasing
• Representing the developer of a major regional shopping center, including land acquisition, construction and permanent financing, development and construction, anchor site leasing and outparcel sales
• Representing lenders in providing construction and term financing for office, retail and industrial real estate projects
• Representing developers and owners of real estate projects in permanent financing transactions with institutional lenders as well as dispositions of projects

News

• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  July 30, 2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  October 1, 2008
• 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
  September 14, 2007
• Wachovia Presents Cornerstone Award to Parker Poe
  October 3, 2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
  September 12, 2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Among The Best Lawyers in America
  September 13, 2005
• Parker Poe Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America and the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina
  February 28, 2005

Memberships

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Board of Visitors, 2001-2005
• University of North Carolina School of Law Banking Institute
  Board of Governors, 1996-present
• Arts & Science Council
  Board of Directors, 2003-2006
• Dowd YMCA
  Board of Visitors, 2000-present
• Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
  Chairman, 1998-2003; Board of Directors, 1982-2003