Professional Biography

Liana W. Spendlove Partner

  • Phoenix

    D +1.602.351.8095

    F +1.602.648.7173

    Phoenix

    2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500

    Phoenix, AZ 85016-4227

    +1.602.351.8095

    LSpendlove@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

Real Estate

Representative Real Estate Financing Experience:

  • Represented lender in connection with pre-construction financing in the amount of $15,240,000 for entitlement and improvements costs relating to the planned conversion of a hotel into mixed-use condominiums. 
  • Represented lender in connection with a revolving line of credit of up to $125,000,000 secured by real and personal property.
  • Represented lender in connection with syndicated construction financing in the amount of $83,500,000 for planned multifamily property in California. 
  • Represented lender in connection with syndicated construction financing in the amount of $51,750,000 for acquisition and development of multifamily property in Utah.
  • Represented borrower in connection with restructuring of mortgage and mezzanine debt in the approximate amount of $65,000,000 for a hotel property in Nebraska.
  • Represented borrower in connection with revolving credit facility in the amount of $35,000,000 secured by crops located in California and Arizona.
  • Represented land banker in connection with the financing of 258 residential lots.

Representative Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Loan Workout Experience: 

  • Represented CMBS noteholder, by and through special servicer, in assumption and modification of a $200 million loan secured by an office building in Los Angeles, California.
  • Represented CMBS noteholder, by and through special servicer, in the modification and cross-collateralization of two loans in the aggregate amount of approximately $65,000,000 secured by hotel properties located in Portland, Oregon.
  • Represented CMBS noteholder, by and through special servicer, in modification and assumption via receivership sale of a $105 million loan secured by a mixed retail/office complex in Huntington Beach, California.
  • Represented CMBS noteholder, by and through special servicer, in modification and assumption via receivership sale of a $65 million loan secured by an office building in Phoenix, Arizona. 
  • Represented CMBS noteholder, by and through special servicer, in modification and assumption of an $85 million loan secured by a shopping plaza in Carlsbad, California.
  • Represented CMBS noteholder, by and through special servicer, in discounted payoff of a $47.3 million loan secured by a retail center in Sacramento, California.
  • Represented CMBS noteholder, by and through special servicer, in reinstatement of a $19,320,000 loan secured by a multifamily condominium in Ontario, California.

Other Experience:
Acquisition by 11:11 Systems, Inc.

Represented 11:11 Systems, Inc. in the acquisition of Green Cloud Technologies, LLC, an independent channel-only cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider.

Bulk Reef Supply Acquisition of Marine Depot

Represented Bulk Reef Supply, a national leader in wholesale and retail aquarium supplies and portfolio company of Bertram Capital, in the acquisition of Marine Depot.

Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. Acquisition of Aurora Innovations Inc.

Represented Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. in the acquisition of Aurora Innovations, LLC (formerly Aurora Innovations Inc.), Aurora International, LLC (formerly Aurora International, Inc.), and Gotham Properties LLC, an Oregon-based manufacturer and supplier of organic hydroponic products with locations in the United States and Canada.

Represented Les Schwab Tire Centers

Represented Les Schwab Tire Centers, a 68-year old family-owned business and leading tire retailer and service center operator, in its sale to Meritage Group.

Grocery Store Portfolio Purchase

Represented Albertson’s LLC in the purchase of substantially all New Mexico assets of Raley’s Grocery Stores, including all 10 of its New Mexico retail stores, and the sale of an Albertson’s location in Sonora, California, to Raley’s.

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Arizona
  • Utah

Education

  • Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2005, Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review
  • Brigham Young University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2000