Danielle R. Stephens

Danielle Stephens is a skilled transactional attorney who assists clients with commercial real estate leasing, financing (including CMBS and SBA loans), acquisitions and sales, easements, and title matters with a focus on contractual negotiations requiring collaborative deal-making. She also advises on matters involving contaminated properties including due diligence and remediation.

Danielle represents investors in the acquisition and sale of real property; business owners entering into their first lease or their tenth; landlords in the preparation of form leases (for mixed use projects, office buildings, shopping centers, and industrial parks), lease amendments, and tenant defaults; and businesses looking to purchase a building for their expanding operations and obtain financing. Danielle utilizes her expertise and fine-tuned processes in Small Business Administration (SBA) and Commercial Mortgage Backed Security (CMBS) lending to ensure that borrowers quickly satisfy lender conditions and that loan documents are reviewed and negotiated in an efficient manner. Danielle is also a trusted advisor to property owners and developers who are buying, selling, leasing, remediating or financing contaminated properties.