Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business & Corporate
Licensed in Arizona since: 1966
Education: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2014 Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.
2525 East Camelback RoadSeventh Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: 602-255-6001 Email: Michael E. Tiffany Visit website
Details
In addition to his duties as managing attorney of our firm, Mike concentrates in the area of commercial transactions, primarily in strategic planning, business solutions, real estate and finance, including HUD insured loans for multi-housing projects. He regularly writes and speaks on these subjects. Prior to entering private practice in 1967, Mike served for one year as law clerk to Judge Henry S. Stevens at the Arizona Court of Appeals.
First Admitted: 1966, Arizona
Professional Webpage: http://www.tblaw.com/attorneys/michael-e-tiffany
Representative Clients:
- Closed HUD insured loans for multifamily housing projects on behalf of borrowers for an aggregate loan amount in excess of $2.2 billion dollars.
- Represented a start-up company in connection with the planning and development of a wireless communication tower system in a 235 square mile area in Buckeye, Arizona, including: the purchase or leasing of tower sites, the entitlement and development of the sites, and the subleasing of the sites to national and regional wireless communication companies, such as Verizon and Sprint; developing master purchase documents, ground leases from landowners and subleases to carriers; and, preparing a confidential offering memorandum for the sale of $900,000 of secured notes.
- Represented the owner in connection with a consolidation loan for the real estate and improvements and another loan for multi-party accounts receivable financing for two facilities with four operators that provide independent, assisted, and skilled nursing care on twelve and four acre campuses more than two miles apart.
- Represented a landowner in connection with the planning and development of a 2,800 acre master planned community in Buckeye, Arizona, including: an amendment to the municipality’s general     plan, the project’s community master plan, and a preliminary plat for an 800 acre first phase; negotiation and preparation of a donation agreement with a school district; negotiation and settlement of an acquisition by a public utility of two powerline easements and a substation site; the relocation of a major roadway through the project; negotiation and completion of land exchange with an adjacent landowner; and, a joint development agreement among four landowners for a regional wastewater     reclamation facility.
- Structured and documented two complex purchase and sale agreements for landowners to sell 13,260 acres of development land to a foreign purchaser after completing the entitlement process.
- Engaged by a national commercial real estate company to resolve differences between legal counsel for the seller of land for an office complex in Phoenix, Arizona and a national real estate developer. Negotiated between counsel, drafted a purchase and sale agreement, and managed the closing of the transaction.
- Prepared a Development Agreement between a landowner and the Town of Buckeye that was adopted by the Town of Buckeye as a form for future development agreements.
- Introduced a client to a large pension plan, and structured and documented a loan participation agreement between the client and pension plan for a commercial lending program.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- The Sheriff's Mounted Posse of Maricopa County - Past President and Chairman of Board of Governors
- Men's Art Council - Past Member of Board of Directors
- The Thunderbirds - Past Lifebird of the Year
- Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Inc. - Past President and Chairman of Board of Directors
Honors/Awards:
- Arizona's Finest Lawyers
- Southwest Super Lawyers
- Top Ten Industry Leaders for the 2011-2012 People to Know in Commercial Real Estate
- Best Lawyers in America
Industry Groups:
- Finance
- Housing And Urban Development
- Real Estate
- Telecommunications And Public Utilities
Office location for Michael E. Tiffany
2525 East Camelback Road
Seventh Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Selections
8 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2014