- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
Overview
Brian Farnan is Of Counsel at McCarthy Lebit. His practice focuses on real estate, commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, and general corporate law.
Brian has extensive real estate lending experience representing lending institutions, (including banks, life insurance companies, etc.) and borrowers in the negotiation and documentation of construction, permanent, mezzanine, tax credit (historic and new markets) real estate financing and related loan restructuring/forbearance transactions. He has diligently represented National City Bank and now, PNC Bank, in connection with over one hundred real estate transactions over the previous decade. Brian also regularly represents financial institutions and borrowers on acquisition and other commercial financing transactions, including loan restructuring/forbearance transactions.
In addition, Brian’s experience includes representing clients on real estate transactions, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, entity formation, contract negotiation and general corporate matters.

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- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2021-2026
- Ohio Business Magazine, "Ohio Leading Lawyers," 2024-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year" Commercial Finance Law, Cleveland, OH, 2022
- Ohio Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2006-2009
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