EDUCATION

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, J.D., 1981

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, B.S., 1978

 

ADMITTED

Virginia 1981

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Tappahannock, Virginia

 
Lawyers / Professionals
 
Nancy R. Little
Partner
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
T: 804.775.1010
F: 804.698.2101
nlittle@mcguirewoods.com

Deputy managing partner of McGuireWoods, Ms. Little practices in the areas of real estate law and public finance, including real estate lending, public/private partnerships, tax-exempt and taxable financings, mergers and acquisitions, portfolio transactions and financings and real estate development. She served as chair of McGuireWoods’ Real Estate and Environmental Department for several years.

Her practice includes lease finance and other off-balance sheet transactions, such as synthetic leases, sale-leasebacks, credit tenant loans of real estate and equipment, and structured transactions utilizing commercial paper conduits and other securitized loans.

Practices & Industries Firm Management
  • Deputy Managing Partner, 2006-Present
  • Advisory Committee, 1998-2000
  • Department Chair, Real Estate and Environmental Department, 1999-2000
  • Board of Partners, 2000-Present
Honors
  • Named One of the “Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc.
  • Named a "Virginia Super Lawyer," Law & Politics Magazine
Publications Seminars
  • Synthetic Leases and Credit Tenant Leases, Institute for International Research
  • Synthetic Lease Update, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference
  • Shopping for Power - The Impact of Electricity Deregulation on Real Estate, National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women
  • Healthcare 2000: A Look Ahead at Transactions and Trends, American Bar Association Annual Meeting
  • Synthetic Lease Structures, Conference Chair, Institute for International Research
  • Portfolio Transactions: The Deals and The Issues, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law
  • Issues in Outsourcing, International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate
  • Overview of Synthetic Leases, CLE International
  • Synthetic Leases, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
  • Financing with Synthetic Leases, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference
  • Current Finance Trends, National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women
  • Financing Acquisitions of Utility Assets with Synthetic Leases, Law Seminars International
  • Is the Billable Hour Dead? What Do Clients Want and Can Technology Help?, American Bar Association Annual Meeting
  • Creative Build-To-Suit Financing Seminar, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
  • The Synthetic Lease - Is it a Lease or Is it a Loan?, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law
  • Financing with Synthetic Leases, International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate
  • Health Care Finance and Non-Traditional Real Estate Finance, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property and Probate
  • Synthetic Leasing, American Bar Association Annual Meeting
  • Loan Documentation, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property and Probate
Professional Affiliations
  • American College of Mortgage Attorneys
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers
  • International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate
  • American Bar Association
    • Co-Chair, Committee on Non-Traditional Commercial Real Estate Finance, 1997-Present
    • Vice-Chair, Committee on Loan Practices and Lender Liability, 1996-1997
    • Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
    • Member, Business Law Section
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia Bar Association, Member and Former Co-Chair of Young Lawyers Section Meetings Committee
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women, Delegate, 1996-1998
  • National Health Lawyers Association
  • Goochland County Commission on the Future, Scribe, 1994-1995
  • Richmond Bar Association, Executive Committee, Section of Real Estate, 1993-1994