Experts Directory

Scott M Gerard

Scott Gerard is co-chair of Shipman's Finance Department, where he leads the Commercial Finance Practice. Scott represents national, regional and local lenders on commercial finance transactions of various types, including those involving complicated New York lien laws on construction loans as well as loan restructurings and workouts. In addition, he represents clients in a broad spectrum of corporate and real estate transactions. Drawing on his 40 years of experience in private legal practice, he also [...]

Suzanne Amaducci-Adams

Suzanne is the Firm's Real Estate Practice Group Leader. As the leader of one of the largest real estate practices in Florida, Suzanne knows that the “old playbook”doesn’t work anymore. Her experience has led her to the creation of tailored, yet practical, legal solutionsthat adjust to the cycles of the market and the unique aspects of each transaction. Because of various regulations and changes within the real estate industry, credit markets are getting tighter. I [...]

Andrew Tapscott

Andy is a commercial real estate lawyer with extensive experience in multifamily housing finance (Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD), including student housing projects, and representing REITs, private equity funds, and developers in acquisitions, financings, development, dispositions, joint ventures, and loan workouts. Represents institutional buyers, asset managers and special servicers of securitized portfolios of performing and non-performing real estate assets. Handled liquidation of portfolios through foreclosures, deeds in lieu, workouts, loan sales, loan participations, negotiated payoffs [...]