At Porter Wright, we have moved past the concept of diversity and inclusion as mere wishful thinking and have embraced it diligently as a strategic imperative that is as critical to our success as business development and revenue generation. By maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture, we are able to provide world-class experience and legal services that deliver efficiency and value to our clients and exceed expectations.

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Ted, partner-in-charge of the Naples office, is a transactional and trial lawyer focusing his practice on corporate, medical/dental, banking and real estate matters.

 

Ted works with professionals with the establishment, structure, purchase, and sale of medical and dental practices. He works with clients who wish to create holding companies and conduit and professional entities, the conversion of medical and dental practices to concierge practices, and the drafting and review of real estate and equipment leases. In addition, he works to resolve labor and employment issues related to medical and dental practices, including non-compete provisions, non-solicitation provisions, and compensation, benefits and termination issues. 

 

Ted's real estate practice encompasses residential and commercial projects, representing developers, associations, owners and lenders in planned communities, homeowners’ associations, condominium associations, shopping centers and lease transactions. Ted drafts and litigates governing documents for associations and provides guidance to his clients on the ever-changing laws affecting these entities.

 

Banking transactions include negotiation and drafting for construction lending, secured lending, asset-based lending, bridge financing, leasing, securitizations, syndications, participations, letters of credit, and Export-Import Bank guarantees. Ted advises financial institutions on compliance issues, including the USA Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Federal Reserve regulations and state regulations. In addition to corporate transactional work such as entity formation, contract negotiation and drafting, Ted represents his clients in State and Federal court in complex civil litigation.