John P. Bailey

John P. Bailey is a partner in the firm whose area of practice is commercial real estate development and finance.

Mr. Bailey has developed substantial expertise in the areas of finance, real estate joint ventures, and office/industrial/retail leasing.

Mr. Bailey’s finance experience includes representation of banks and other institutional lenders in the structuring, documentation and closing of various financial vehicles, including senior secured construction financing, securitized loans, syndicated construction loans, and mezzanine and other subordinate types of finance.

Since 1975, Mr. Bailey has assisted lenders with problem loans during four down cycles and has developed substantial experience in the negotiation and structuring of “workouts” involving commercial real estate loans, including five years representing the RTC in the Eastern Region.

A native of Washington, D.C., Mr. Bailey earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, with highest honors, from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1970 and a law degree, with distinction, from Emory University in 1975. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi honorary engineering fraternity and is a member of the Order of the Coif. While at Emory he was a member of the editorial board of the Emory Law Journal.

He speaks regularly on real estate topics and served as Chairman of a recent seminar on real estate finance sponsored by the Atlanta Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Bailey has served as the Chairman of the Board of Management for the Northside YMCA, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Buckhead Christian Ministry, a member of the Board of Directors of Young Life and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia.

Representative Clients

Wachovia National Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Jones Lang LaSalle
ING Clarion Real Estate