Barry Briggs is of counsel in the firm's Business and Real Estate &; Land Use groups. His practice is focused on real estate finance, commercial finance, financial institutions, and bankruptcy and workouts.
Tax Credit Bond Financing
- Representation of lenders in construction and permanent financing of low-income housing tax credit projects
- Representation of lenders in health care projects funded by the purchase of Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority bonds
- Representation of construction lender in restoration and conversion of movie theater into symphony hall that was funded by construction loan, Historic Tax Credits and New Markets Tax Credits
- Representation of issuer of letter of credit that enhanced Washington State Housing Finance Commission bonds to finance the development of new YMCA facility
- Representation of lender in creation of model loan documentation for use in New Market Tax Credits Program
Residential and Income Property Construction Financing
- Representation of banks in condominium, multi-family and single-family residential construction loans to builders/developers in Sun Valley, Idaho, Palm Springs and Sacramento, California, Bend/Redmond, Oregon and throughout eastern and western Washington and northern Idaho
Agricultural Lending
- Representation of bank in annual crop production financing, lines of credit for packing facility expenses, loans for farm land acquisition and development and term debt for farm equipment purchases
Real Estate Financing
- Representation of lenders in financings involving Section 1031 tax deferred exchanges, reverse exchanges and tenant in common programs
- Representation of lender in financing of fish processing facility on leasehold property in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
- Representation of lender syndication in construction financing for development of a downtown Bellevue, Washington twin towers, mixed-use condominium development
Commercial Lending
- Representation of lead and agent bank in asset acquisition financing to enable U.S. borrower to acquire assets located in Mexico, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
- Representation of lead lenders in loan syndications and loan participations
- Representation of bank in loans to Indian Tribe in Washington
- Representation of bank in aircraft and marine vessel acquisition financings
Bankruptcy/Workouts
- Representation of lender in financing the purchase of a downtown office building from bankruptcy trustee
- Representation of the agriculture investments division of life insurer in deed in lieu transaction involving 2100 acres of fruit orchards and packing plant
- Representation of Canadian beef-cooperative in the acquisition out of bankruptcy of a slaughtering plant and the plant's tear down and shipment to Manitoba, Canada
