Brandon is a transactional attorney who counsels borrowers, lenders, developers, owners, and investors in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.

In his financing practice, Brandon represents borrowers, funds, banks, and other financial institutions in a variety of transactions including asset-based loans, factoring loans, permanent/term loans, bridge loans, construction loans, mezzanine loans, and revolving loans, with a particular emphasis on borrower-side financings.  He also represents sponsors, funds, and investors with evaluating, negotiating and structuring preferred equity transactions, including joint ventures, private offerings, and convertible instruments.

In his real estate development practice, Brandon represents buyers and sellers, developers, investors, and landlords and tenants.  He regularly negotiates purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases (including ground leases), development agreements, construction contracts and general business contracts. Brandon has driven significant development and redevelopment projects from inception through completion, including casinos, golf courses and country clubs, hotels and resorts, shopping centers, medical office buildings, mixed-use buildings, single and multi-tenant retail facilities, solar and wind projects, battery storage systems, and student and senior housing.

Brandon previously worked in a prominent, state-wide public finance and economic development practice where he counseled industrial development agencies, local development corporations, municipalities, trustees, developers, lenders and investors on a variety of transactions, including private activity bonds, general obligation bonds, tax credit transactions, payments-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and sales tax exemption benefits. He continues to devote a significant portion of his current practice on such transactions, with a particular focus on representing institutional lenders and trustees with respect to tax-exempt bond financing matters and renewable energy companies in IDA straight-lease transactions.

Brandon also has substantial experience in drafting and negotiating legal opinions, particularly with respect to New York real estate finance transactions, and often serves as local counsel in connection with mortgage loan transactions and security interests in collateral under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Education

SUNY Geneseo, B.S. Accounting, cum laude

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. Tax Court

Bar Associations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Monroe County Bar Association

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Brandon R. Cottrell / News & Insights