Paul A. Arena

Paul’s practice includes:

• Complex tax-deferred exchanges under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, including forward and reverse exchanges, ownership restructures, and construction exchanges.
• Real estate finance, with a focus on homebuilder construction and lot development facilities.
• Structuring of complex urban mixed-use developments, including multi-tier land condominiums and master declarations.
• Office, retail, ground, and build-to-suit leasing.
• Residential lot site assemblage and development.
• Solar energy leasing, real estate due diligence and lien acquisition.

Notable

• Law & Politics North Carolina "Rising Stars", Real Estate
• Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Real Estate
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2012-2019; Chair, 2016-2019
• Charlotte Secondary School:
  • Board of Directors, 2015-2018;
  • Chair, 2017-2018
• Leadership Raleigh, Class 22 Graduate 
• Member of Land Acquisition Committee, Catawba Lands Conservancy, Charlotte, NC, 2010-2012
• Alternate Member, Durham City/County Board of Adjustment,  2006-2007
• Volunteer Advisor, High County Conservancy, Boone, NC, 2002-2005
• Adjunct Professor, Pfeiffer University MBA, "Business Law," Summer 2002

News

Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association (Real Property Law Section, Business Law Section, and Land Use Section)
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• 26th Judicial District Bar Association
• Federalist Society

Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, “Elected and Appointed Officials – Do’s and Don’ts of Representing Clients in Legislative and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings,” N.C. Bar Association Zoning, Planning & Land Use Section Annual Meeting, April  2017