Susan O. Cunningham

Bar Admissions

• Colorado

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Colorado

Education

• University of Iowa, College of Law (J.D.)
  • Journal of Corporation Law, Editor
• University of Iowa, College of Business (B.B.A.)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (2024-2025)

Representative Experience

• Supported legal department of financial institution on transaction matters relating to corporate finance customer loans (syndicated and agented loans of $50 million to over $1 billion) to national commodity marketing cooperatives and utility generation and transmission entities
• In-house counsel for commercial real estate investment and development company, with emphasis on acquisition, development, and disposition of shopping centers and build-to-suit for national retail tenants
• Represented nationwide client base of owners (including joint ventures and public-private partnerships), investors, lenders, and REITs in various commercial real estate finance and transactional matters
• Represented syndicators, owners, nonprofits, developers and investors in affordable housing projects, including LIHTC, HOPE VI, and other mixed-finance projects
• Represented and advised national lender client in financing of wind energy conversion systems
• Performed real estate due diligence on behalf of lenders and developers for projects involving cell tower installations in both urban and rural settings

Previous Professional Experience

• CoBank, Contract Counsel (2010-2011)
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Contract Counsel (2010)
• Cadence Capital Investments LLC, General Counsel, Commercial Real Estate Development & Investment (2007-2010)
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Of Counsel (2004-2007)
• Nixon Peabody LLP, Partner (1998-2004)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• State Bar of Colorado