Claiborne P. Tanner

Claiborne Tanner, Of Counsel in the Firm's Baton Rouge office, is a member of the Real Estate group. Mr. Tanner provides advice and counsel on all aspects of real estate development and investing including land acquisition and due diligence, land use and zoning issues, construction, financing (senior and mezzanine debt financing), sales and marketing, condominium filings, loan workouts and tenant leasing and other landlord-related matters. He is skilled in the negotiation and preparation of various real estate related agreements including letters of intent, purchase agreements, development agreements, loan documentation, construction contracts and commercial and residential leases. Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Mr. Tanner served as general counsel and associate general counsel for several national and international developers including the largest privately-held condominium converter, and a high-rise condominium developer with projects in the south Florida and Las Vegas markets. Awards and Honors Honors Finalist – Daily Business Review's "Top Dealmakers of 2007 for South Florida"

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• Represented various developers in the acquisition, financing and development of commercial properties, including negotiating various loan documents on behalf of borrowers and conveyance documents for buyers and sellers, and handling all related closing matters.
• Represented various developers before various local planning commissions throughout the states of Louisiana and Florida on zoning, permitting and variance matters.
• Represented condominium associations in all aspects of operations, advising on various condominium matters such as voting issues, issues associated with maintenance of common areas and filing liens for past-due assessments.
• Handled various phases of foreclosure actions against defaulting borrowers on behalf of institutional and private lenders, including institution of foreclosure action and suits for deficiency judgment.

• Florida, 2003
• Louisiana, 2000

• Urban Land Institute (Member)
• Greater Miami United Way Young Leaders (Member)
• Urban Land Institute
• Greater Miami United Way Young Leaders