Naomi Migoya

Naomi is an Associate in the firm’s Credit & Restructuring Practice Group. She represents buyers, sellers, developers, landlords, tenants, borrowers, and lenders in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, financing, and leasing.

Prior to joining Maynard Nexsen, Naomi practiced at a large national law firm, where she focused on real estate transactions, business acquisitions, development, and leasing. In this role, she strengthened her foundational skills through drafting and revising primary and ancillary transaction documents, reviewing title and survey materials, and preparing closing documents.

Naomi earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she was honored with the Executive Articles Editor of the Year Award for her work on the Mississippi Law Journal. She received her B.A. from the University of Miami.

• Represented integrated U.S. energy company in its acquisition of real estate assets, including 20 separate lease agreements covering over 8,800 acres, for the development of a self-build solar energy project.
• Represented developer in acquisition of 30+ acres in North Carolina for the development and construction of a shopping center.
• Represented national wireless telecommunications carriers, tower companies and telecommunications industry clients in regulatory, site acquisition and development, and land use and zoning matters.
• Represented financial institution in its $44 million acquisition of a 24-story, landmark commercial tower in downtown Knoxville, TN, which included drafting the purchase and sale agreement, due diligence, and acting as closing attorney.
• Represented hotelier in its $37 million acquisition of the Cumberland House Knoxville Tapestry Collection Hotel by Hilton in Knoxville.
• Represented hotelier in its $31 million acquisition of a Crowne Plaza Hotel in Knoxville, which included financing the acquisition with a $25,520,000 loan and obtaining a new franchise from Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC (IHG).
• Represented U.S. subsidiary of a Chilean corporation in the financial restructuring of its U.S. assets, involving the creation of Panamanian holding companies, transfers of real estate, and IRS filings.
• Represented university foundation in acquisition of a shopping center condominium unit from a REIT, which included negotiating and securing a parking agreement with an adjoining owner, providing guidance on and negotiating the purchase price mechanism, terminating leases, amending the governing condominium declarations encumbering the shopping center, and transferring certain tax increment financing payment rights.
• Represented national institutional lender in commercial acquisition loan to automotive dealership group with over 100 guarantors.
• Represented national institutional lender in $40 million lending transaction split into three loans, including the cross collateralization of 14 other loans among 27 dealership entities and collateral located in New York and Florida.
• Represented developer in its $32 million acquisition of 240-unit multi-family development in Biloxi, MS, including assumption of a Fannie Mae loan in the amount of $24 million.
• Represented client in $28 million acquisition of a multi-family residential apartment complex in Gulf Shores, AL.
• Represented subsidiary of developer in the sale of a 500,000+ sq. ft. mixed-use development in Lexington, Kentucky for $143 million.
• Represented developer in the acquisition and financing of raw land to construct a new shopping center in Cary, North Carolina.
• Represented national financial institution in the restructuring of three loans into six (mortgage, working capital and mezzanine) with a total principal balance of over $218 million secured by 18 seniors housing facilities in Kentucky.