Raha Assadi-Lamouki
I became a lawyer to help solve complicated problems.
Contact: P /612.604.6589E /[email protected]
Administrative Contact: Renee Talvitie P /612.604.6705E /[email protected]
Education
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2016
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, B.A., Sociology of Law, Criminology and Deviance, 2012
Bar Admissions
Minnesota, 2016
My Approach
I represent banking and other financial institutions in a range of matters covering all aspects of the lending process, including traditional secured and unsecured revolving credit and term loans, syndicated loans, construction and real estate financing, and transactions involving federal and state tax credits. I also represent Community Development Financial Institutions, sub-CDEs, lenders and borrowers (QALICBs) in new markets tax credit financing projections to drive capital to economically distressed communities and in turn stimulate economic growth and revitalization for those same communities.
I love working with businesses to achieve a goal, to establish and create something new. I help my clients find opportunities that they might not have known existed or navigate through obscure processes and procedures they might not be familiar with. Listening to my clients, and then really learning and getting into their problem to create a solution, are the best parts of my day.
Practice Areas
Practicing Commercial Lending
Representative Matters
- Real Estate and Construction Lending – Represented lending institutions in a variety of commercial financing and real estate projects
- Historic Tax Credits – Acted as counsel to lenders funding projects that are receiving state and national historic tax credits and investor funding via the tax credits, including the rehabilitation of various historic buildings throughout the country
Awards
The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch
Banking and Finance Law, 2023-2025
Rising Star
IFLR1000 United States, 2020
Practicing Tax Credit Financing & Syndication
Representative Matters
- Represented banking institution and CDFI on the Minneapolis American Indian Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota to finance the renovation of its existing facility, which such facility has a focus on serving Minnesota’s indigenous communities with improved facilities and showcasing the facility’s role as a cultural and community hub.
- Represented banking institution and CDFI on the construction of a community-inspired health and wellness center in North Minneapolis. Project sources totaled more than $100 million, representing one of the largest private development investments in the North Minneapolis area.
- New Markets Tax Credits – Represented lending institutions in projects involving new markets tax credits, including bringing a grocery store in a food dessert neighborhood, the first grocery store in that neighborhood
Also experienced in
Real Estate Finance
Honors & Awards
The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch
Banking and Finance Law, 2023-2025
Real Estate Law, 2024-2025
Up & Coming Attorney
Minnesota Lawyer, 2020
Rising Star
IFLR1000 United States, 2020, 2022
Associations & Memberships
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Big Climb Committee