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Ballard Spahr announced that David A. Barksdale has returned to the firm as a real estate partner in the Los Angeles office. He left Ballard Spahr earlier in 2012 to join the real estate finance group at Alston & Bird in Los Angeles. Mr. Barksdale focuses his practice on real estate finance, investment, and development, with an emphasis on loan originations, strategic investments, and distressed real estate transactions. He advises lenders, investors, special servicers, and borrowers on complex real estate debt and equity transactions, the restructuring of distressed real estate projects, and enforcement matters.
In addition, Desmond D. Connall, Jr., has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the Washington, DC, office. Mr. Connall brings more than 30 years' experience in commercial real estate transactions, particularly those involving development and leasing, to the Real Estate Department. He represents real estate developers, property owners, REITs, and tenants nationwide. He has advised on more than 1,000 leases for office and retail space and has participated in joint venture development transactions. He joins the firm from the Washington and Baltimore offices of Womble Carlyle, where he was a partner.
Ross E. Eichberg has joined Ballard Spahr's Washington, DC, office as of counsel. Mr. Eichberg is a transactional real estate lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in real estate development, finance, and leasing transactions, both in the United States and overseas. Mr. Eichberg's arrival is the latest development in Ballard Spahr's expansion of its commercial real estate practice in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. He represents developers, owners, lenders, and investors in several major areas, including office, retail, hospitality/gaming and higher education mixed-use developments, as well as multifamily projects.
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