Julie H. Seidenstein
Counsel to the Firm
seidensteinj@lanepowell.com
206.223.7080
Areas of Practice
Julie Seidenstein focuses her practice on transactional real estate, real estate finance, and secured,
unsecured, structured and project financing for regional and national clients. She represents institutional lenders, finance companies and borrowers with respect to construction and permanent
real estate loans for retail, office, hospitality, multifamily and mixed-use properties on a national
basis, including traditional balance-sheet loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, participation
and syndication structures, loan modifications and mezzanine financing. Julie has extensive
experience in counseling clients in the sale, acquisition and development of commercial real estate,
and the drafting and negotiation of loan documents, leases, loan sale agreements, legal opinions, and
purchase and sale agreements. She also regularly advises clients in general corporate and business
matters.
Professional Experience
Foster Pepper PLLC, Of Counsel (2013-2016)
Attorney in private practice in North Carolina (2005-2013)
Admitted to Practice
Washington
North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
Academics
Seattle University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005)
Moot Court, Board Member
Women’s Law Caucus, Executive Board Member
Dean’s List (2004-2005)
Presidential Scholarship Recipient (2002-2005)
University of San Diego (B.A., English, magna cum laude, 2002)
Mortar Board Honor Society
Order of Omega Honor Society
Dean’s List (1998-2002)
Trustee Scholarship Recipient (1998-2002)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
Real Estate
Business
Financial Institutions
Representative Matters and Clients
Representation of national and institutional mortgage loan portfolio services in senior and mezzanine loan assumptions, loan extensions for fixed-rate and floating-rate loans, loan modifications, cash management structures, leasing matters, real property issues such as easements, zoning, title work, condemnations and liens, as well as consent and general compliance matters
Representation of issuers and loan portfolio services in connection with secured and unsecured financial transactions and asset-backed securitizations
Representation of institutional lending clients in the review, rehabilitation and enforcement of large commercial real estate loan portfolios prior to sale or following acquisitions
Publications
“Bona Fide Purchaser Doctrine,” Washington Real Property Deskbook
Speaking Engagements
“Show Me the Money,” Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle and Sound’s January Luncheon, Moderator (January 21, 2016)
“The Secondary Mortgage Market: RMBS, CDOs and Emerging Issues,” The Big Picture in Residential Mortgage Lending: Post-Origination, Secondary Market, Loan Servicing & Emerging Trends, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Moderator and Co-presenter (September 2015)
“Commercial Lending Trends and Hot Button Issues for 2015,” 10th Annual Bankers Briefing
(May 2015)
“Multi-layered Debt Structures,” In-house Presentation for a National Banking Institution
(February 2013)
“Title Insurance and Related Issues,” In-house Presentation for a National Banking Institution
(April 2012)
“Subordination, Non-disturbance and Attornment Agreements — A Primer for Lenders,” In-house Presentation for a National Banking Institution (February 2012)
“Handling Defaults and Impending Defaults for CMBS Loans,” In-house Presentation for a National Banking Institution (December 2009)
Awards and Honors
Named as a “Washington Rising Star,” Super Lawyers® magazine, Real Estate: Business (2015)
Recipient of the “Volunteer of the Year Award,” Washington Women Lawyers, King County Chapter (2015)
Named as a “Woman Extraordinaire,” Business Leader magazine (2011)
Recipient of the “Jane V. Harper Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award,” Mecklenburg County Bar (2010)
Professional and Community Activities
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Seattle & Sound Chapter
Co-chair, Programs Committee (2015-Present)
Member (2013-Present)
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Charlotte Chapter
Board Member (2011-2012)
Committee Chair (2007-2011)
Member, Washington Bankers Association (2015-Present)
Volunteer, Mary’s Place (2014-Present)
Member, Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association (2014-Present)
United Way of King County (2014-Present)
Emerging Leader
Campaign Coordinator
Member, Wellspring Family Services, Luncheon Planning Committee (2014-Present)
King County Bar Association (2013-Present)
Member, Business Law Section
Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Washington State Bar Association (2013-Present)
Member, Business Law Section
Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Member, Washington Women Lawyers, King County Chapter (2013-Present)
Member, Arts and Science Council, Young Donor Society (2011-2012)
North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, Charlotte Women’s Bar
Board Member and Officer (2009-2012)
Member and Committee Chair (2005-2009)
Member, Mecklenburg County Bar, Young Lawyers Division (2005-2012)
North Carolina Bar Association
Member (2005-Present)
Member, Young Lawyers Division (2005-2012)
American Bar Association
Member, Business Law Section
Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Languages
German
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