While experienced in a multitude of financial structures and industries, Stacia Wells focuses her primary practice on real estate capital markets. She regularly assists her clients in financing or investing in real estate ventures, representing developers, limited partners, funds, REITS, lenders, and purchasers. Her experience spans a variety of industries, including student housing, senior housing, multi-family residential housing, medical office, hospitality, office, industrial, retail and mixed-use. The projects she works on are located throughout the United States, as well as Europe and Latin America.
Stacia’s practical, results-oriented approach creates a level of trust and confidence with her clients that is highly valued in today’s legal and real estate markets. She has carefully cultivated this approach over her more than fifteen years of legal experience. She is well known for creating tailored, yet practical legal solutions that readily adjust to changing capital markets and the unique aspects of every transaction.
In addition to her real estate finance experience, Stacia Wells represents clients across the commercial finance spectrum, from structuring and documenting complex financings on behalf of lenders and borrowers to representing creditors and equity holders in bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings. She has extensive experience representing institutional lenders, private equity funds, hedge funds, mortgage originators, alternative lenders, and borrowers across a wide spectrum of industries. She regularly represents clients in debt capital market transactions, joint ventures and other secured and unsecured senior, mezzanine and subordinate financings, securitizations, project financings and acquisition financings. She also represents clients in aviation and maritime finance transactions.
Education
- Stanford Law School (J.D., 2004)
- Tufts University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001)
Bar Admission
- Florida, 2011
- District of Columbia, 2010
- California, 2004
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Professional Affiliations
- Ellevate Network
- Executive Council Member, Miami Chapter
- Miami Finance Forum
- CREW Miami
- CREW Network
- Committee Member, Industry Research Committee
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law, 2023-2026
- Recognized Practitioner, Chambers USA, Banking & Finance, 2019
- Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Rising Stars, 2013-present
- Real Estate Forum, Annual Deals & Dealmakers, 2015
