Sarah Kobeissi focuses her practice in commercial finance. She primarily represents regional and national banking associations in commercial lending, finance and real estate transactions for acquisitions, development, long-term and construction (both upfront and pari passu equity funding) loans. Specifically, Sarah assists with financing acquisitions and development projects for homebuilders, single-family housing subdivisions, condominiums, townhouse projects, apartment buildings and commercial buildings such as industrial and distribution buildings, shopping centers, office complexes and retail centers. She has experience with refinancing, redevelopment and rehabilitating as well as build-to-rent financing, lot banking transactions and financing based on negative pledge facilities.
Represented regional bank in an eight-figure pari passu loan secured by real property to finance the acquisition, development and construction of a build-to-rent residential project
Represented regional bank in an eight-figure loan secured by real property to finance the construction two spec industrial buildings
Represented regional bank in a nine-figure syndicated revolving line of credit loan secured by real property to finance an acquisition and development residential project
Represented regional bank in a eight-figure loan secured by real property to finance the acquisition of office buildings and to also provide future financing for tenant improvements and leasing commissions
Represented regional bank in a nine-figure pari passu syndicated revolving line of credit borrowing base negative pledge facility to finance multiple acquisition and development lot banking projects for properties located around the country
Represented regional bank in an eight-figure pari passu loan secured by real property to finance the construction of a retirement apartment complex
Represented regional bank in an eight-figure pari passu loan secured by real property to finance the construction of a build-to-rent residential project
Represented regional bank in an eight-figure loan secured by real property to finance the construction of a multiple spec industrial building project
Represented regional bank in a nine-figure pari passu syndicated revolving line of credit borrowing base negative pledge facility to finance the acquisition of multiple lot banking projects for properties located around the country
Represented regional bank in an eight-figure loan secured by real property to finance the construction of a distribution facility
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2015)
Note Editor, The Arizona Law Review
Award for Outstanding Performance in Oral Advocacy
Writing Fellow
Dean's List
Law Women's Association, Fundraising Chair
University of Arizona (B.A., Mathematics, cum laude, 2008)
Regents Out-of-State Tuition Waiver Scholarship
Snell & Wilmer Mentoring Award (2021)
Snell & Wilmer, Summer Associate (2014)
Glendale City Prosecutor's Office, Legal Intern (2013)