Dana D. Paul

Dana Paul concentrates her practice in commercial real estate and project development, finance and banking, and general business and corporate transactions.

Ms. Paul's real estate and project development experience extends to the acquisition, disposition, leasing, construction, financing, development, operation and management of retail properties, office buildings and medical complexes, commercial developments, mixed-use and residential projects, condominiums, industrial developments, warehousing facilities and energy projects. She serves as counsel to retailers, financial institutions, energy companies, real estate developers, brokers, investors, landlords and tenants, contractors, property managers, telecommunication companies, real estate investment trusts and various other individuals and business entities with respect to the structure, negotiation and documentation of leases, stock transactions, asset and real estate purchase and sale agreements, construction contracts, and financing and credit documentation, as well as conducting due diligence reviews of all aspects of real estate transactions, such as title reports, insurance and surveys, and addressing issues related to permitting and land use, zoning and other regulations affecting the intended use of real estate.

Ms. Paul's experience in finance and banking extends to advising lenders, borrowers, agents, trustees, issuers and underwriters on all types of complex lending transactions, including asset-based, equity-based and mezzanine-type loans, addressing tax, liability, security and intercreditor issues on behalf of lenders and borrowers. She regularly represents state and national lending institutions and companies as Arkansas and Texas local counsel in matters related to commercial financing transactions, including complex multi-state senior and subordinated debt financings and syndicated loans.

Ms. Paul also has extensive experience in a myriad of business matters including entity organizational and governance matters and general contract assistance.

She is a 2001 honor graduate of the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas, where she obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence with Honors, received the Dean's Achievement Award in Consumer Protection Law, was a member of the Texas International Law Journal, and studied for a semester at the Queen Mary University in London, England, through the student exchange program.