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EmilyArdalan

Managing Associate
Cleveland

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EmilyArdalan

Managing Associate

Emily is a managing associate in the firm's Real Estate practice group. Her practice focuses primarily on real estate finance, including credit-lease financing, construction and permanent financing, and development projects supported by tax credits. 

Prior to joining the firm, Emily worked as a legal intern at a law firm based in Washington, D.C., where she researched legal issues involving commercial clients, including class actions, changes to federal legislation and compliance with USDA and FDA regulations.

Emily received her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School and her B.S., cum laude, from Cornell University. While in law school, she worked for a local legal aid organization and a statewide environmental non-profit organization.

Recognized in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2027

Focus Areas

A sample of the transactions Emily has worked on include:

  • Represented a lender in connection with a $54,900,000 construction and permanent loan to finance the construction and rehabilitation of a 245-unit affordable housing project in Columbus, Ohio, supported by $43,243,000 of tax-exempt bonds issued by the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, generating 4% low-income housing tax credits, and an Agreement to Enter into Housing Assistance Payments Contract covering 25 units in the Project.
  • Represented a lender in connection with a $17,250,000 construction loan to finance the construction of a 110-unit affordable housing complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, supported by $17,250,000 of tax-exempt bonds issued by Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, and purchased by the construction lender, generating 4% low-income housing tax credits. Simultaneously represented lender in connection with a $13,000,000 construction loan on the same development, generating 9% low-income housing tax credits.
  • $71,000,000 construction loan for a multifamily residential complex.
  • $35,360,000 bond purchase and construction loan for the construction of a commercial building.
  • $7,900,000 acquisition and renovation loan for the renovation of an existing industrial building.
  • $117,000,000 credit-lease financing for the construction of a federal government leased property.
  • $16,750,000 construction loan supported by Low Income Housing Tax Credits for the acquisition and construction of a low-income housing complex.
  • Included in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Real Estate Law

Professional Associations

  • Ohio State Bar Association, member

Community Activities

  • Malachi Center, Development Committee member
  • ENCORE Chamber Music Institute, Young Professionals board member

Education

  • University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2020,

    Journal of International and Comparative Law, senior articles editor

  • Cornell University, B.S., 2017,
    cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio
  • New York