John R. Goodridge
Associate
John is experienced in managing the legal aspects of commercial real estate and finance matters across several asset classes, including hospitality, multifamily, manufacturing, industrial, retail, and healthcare. He has experience with drafting governance documents and matters concerning the management of real estate portfolios, including leasing and property management. He has also represented lenders, issuers, and developers in municipal bond transactions.
At the beginning of John's career, he represented lenders, trustees, and receivers in bankruptcy, receivership, and other enforcement matters. He draws from this experience when counseling clients through loan originations and workouts.
Related Practices
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
Real Estate and Commercial Lending
- Represented a national banking association in connection with the origination of a $197 million floorplan line of credit and $68 million in mortgage-backed loans to a family of auto dealerships
- Represented a national banking association in connection with the origination of an asset-backed credit facility for a kitchen product manufacturer
- Represented national banking associations and state-chartered banks on several mortgage-backed loans for retail, hospitality, and manufacturing facilities
Real Estate Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Borrower-Side Financing
- Represented a storage facility operator with the origination and refinancing of construction loans for two warehouse and distribution facilities totaling $363 million in debt financing and $12 million in tax increment financing
- Represented an equity investor in a joint venture in the development and disposition of a $103.5 million resort structured under Florida condominium law and subject to special tax district laws
- Represented an equity investor and property manager in a joint venture with the acquisition and financing of 15 medical office buildings
Workouts
- Represented a special asset group of a national banking association with respect to forbearance agreements for asset-backed loans
- Represented a special asset group of a national banking association with respect to a joinder and modification agreement for a medical practice loan under default
- Represented a national banking association with respect to a settlement agreement with a borrower in the manufacturing industry
- Represented a national banking association with respect to the sale and assignment of several franchise loans under default
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude University of Maryland School of Law 2019
- Certificate in Business Law
- Highest scoring student (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) in Advanced Legal Research; Business Planning; and Food, Farming, and Sustainability
- Teaching fellow, Academic Achievement Program
- Finalist, University of Maryland Transactional Law Meet Competition
- Student attorney, Consumer Bankruptcy Clinic, fall 2018
- Judicial intern, the Honorable Richard D. Bennett, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, spring 2018
- Judicial intern, the Honorable Kathryn Grill Graeff, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, summer 2017
- Law clerk, State Treasurer, Maryland Office of the Attorney General, summer 2017
- B.S. Finance Salisbury University, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business 2015
- Minor: Accounting
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland