McElveen Elected Chair of Adams and Reese Executive Committee

William “Bill” P. McElveen Jr. has been elected to Chair the Executive Committee of the law firm of Adams and Reese. McElveen will lead the multidisciplinary law firm with attorneys and advisors located in 16 offices across 15 markets throughout the southern United States and Washington, D.C.

The six-partner Adams and Reese Executive Committee oversees strategic operations of the firm as well as its attorneys and staff.

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At Adams and Reese, McElveen has a diverse real estate development and banking and finance practice, serving clients throughout the Southeast. With more than 30 years of experience, he advises private equity firms, REITs and local real estate developers on a variety of projects including office, hotel and retail development, industrial projects, historic rehabilitation projects, brownfield developments, healthcare facilities, student housing projects, educational facilities, and condominium projects.

He also counsels clients on commercial lending matters. McElveen serves as counsel to national and regional banks, life insurance companies and other institutional lenders on office and retail development projects, industrial facilities, asset-based financings, credit enhancements to support bond financing, dormitory and sports complex financings for educational institutions, and troubled debt restructuring and workouts. He also provides legal opinions on the enforceability of mortgages and related security instruments.

With a practice evenly divided between real estate development and commercial lending, McElveen brings an understanding of key issues in a real estate deal from both the developer’s and the lender’s perspectives.

McElveen received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984, and he earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of South Carolina in 1980.