Jeff Livingston
Jeff’s focus is getting the deal done. Efficiency and responsiveness are keystones. Jeff keeps the deal moving, finds solutions, and directs the clients’ attention to the points on which their input is needed.
Jeff grew up in Austin, Texas, attended Texas A&M University, received a B.A. from the University of Houston, and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University. He and his wife and daughter live in East Dallas, east of White Rock Lake. Jeff enjoys swimming, running (especially at White Rock), mountain biking, triathlons, and sometimes doing backyard chicken stuff with the backyard chickens (those are his wife’s and daughter’s).
Prior to joining Higier, Jeff practiced at two large law firms.
Bank and lender representation:
- commercial real estate loan originations, including:
- multi-state guidance facilities
- construction loans
- mixed use, office, retail, multi-family, hospitality, healthcare properties
- home builder facilities
- lot development facilities
- mezzanine financing
- C&I loan originations
- Syndications and syndication reviews
- Mortgage warehouse facilities, including early buyout and gestation facilities
- Note sales
- Distressed / defaulted loans, loan workouts, restructures, and collateral realization:
- Advise lenders on options for distressed and defaulted loans
- Loan workouts, modifications and restructuring
- Foreclosure of commercial real estate
- Sale of REO properties.
Commercial real estate investor and developer representation:
- Property acquisitions and sales, including multi-family, hospitality, retail and office properties
- Joint venture agreements, and entity related matters
- Leases, including office and retail leases
- Construction financing
- Construction, including hotel, retail and office
- Hotel franchise agreements and management agreements
- Renovation of historic properties
- Orchestration of complex capital stacks including mortgage financing, bridge financing, tax credits, mezzanine debt, EB5 financing and economic incentives
- Distressed properties / projects / entities:
- Advise owner / borrower on options
- Entity recapitalizations and restructures
- JV, partnership, and investor issues
Loan servicer representation:
- Commercial real estate workouts and collateral realization
- Note sales
- Sale of REO properties
Mr. Livingston is admitted to the State Bar of Texas.
Professional Affiliations:
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association