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WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN <br />Till <br />COLE CROMOADS e& BIERF BUSIM55, �MANAT Till LAW <br />Partner <br />esoto@wsh-law.com <br />2525 Ponce de Leon Bivd. <br />Suite 700 <br />Coral Gables, Florida 33134 <br />P: (305) 854-0800 <br />F:(305)854-2323 <br />Practice Areas <br />• Business Organization and Transactions <br />• Community Association, Club and Resort <br />Law <br />• Corporate Law <br />• Public Finance Practice Group <br />• Real Estate Group <br />Bar Admissions <br />• Florida, 2002 <br />Education <br />• University of Miami School of Law <br />LLM (Taxation), 2003 <br />• University of Tennessee College of Law <br />JD, 2002 <br />• University of Florida <br />BA, 1999 <br />Eduardo M. Soto <br />Ed practices in the area of commercial real estate, commercial lending and <br />transactional matters. He specializes in representing lending institutions in <br />complex financing matters involving the acquisition and development of real <br />property and with respect to the restructuring of existing loans. He represents both <br />private entities and municipalities in a wide range of real estate transactions. He <br />has also successfully resolved numerous complex title issues and serves as an <br />agent for several national title insurance companies. <br />Ed also has extensive experience in assisting clients with the development of <br />affordable housing. Since 2008, he has advised municipal clients in the <br />expenditure of over $40,000,000.00 in Federal grant funds for the acquisition, <br />redevelopment and subsequent resale of real property. In this capacity, he assists <br />clients in navigating complex regulatory matters and real estate issues. <br />He also advises client in general corporate matters including entity selection, <br />operating agreements, and shareholder agreements. In addition, he has earned a <br />master of laws in taxation and frequently advises clients in structuring transactions <br />to minimize Federal, State, and local tax liability. <br />Memberships <br />• Cuban American Bar Association (GABA) <br />• Dade County Bar Association, Real Property Committee <br />• Latin Builders Association (LBA) <br />• JA Young Professionals Board <br />• The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Tax Sections <br />Representative Transactions <br />• Represented lender with respect tore <br />estate financing secured by 35 South <br />Florida gas stations. In this respect, he advised his client with respell to the <br />extension of new credit facilities, the refinancing of existing credit facilities, <br />and the purchase of existing notes and mortgages. <br />• Represented lender with respect to financing the simultaneous acquisition of <br />over 30 gas stations from ExxonMobil in a transaction valued at over <br />$55,000,000.00. <br />• Represented client with respect to the purchase of vacant land in excess of <br />$25,000,000.00 in Central Florida. <br />• Advised local college with respect to a bond refinancing of approximately <br />$281000,000.00. <br />• Represented lender with respect to real estate financing secured by a 200 <br />unit apartment building. Performed due diligence, negotiated loan <br />documents, and closed loan on an expedited basis allowing borrower to close <br />in a timely manner. <br />• Primary real estate counsel for one of the nation's largest automobile <br />dealerships. <br />• Represented developer In obtaining a $23,000,000.00 construction loan for a <br />residential apartment complex on the west coast of Florida. <br />Awards and Recognitions <br />• AV Rated <br />• "Dealmaker," Daily Business Review, 2008 <br />• Law Review: University of Tennessee Journal of Business Law, Member, <br />2001 -2002 <br />Languages <br />• Spanish <br />