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Mitchell B. Renfrew

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Associate

Mitchell Renfrew is an associate in the firm's Business and Corporate and Commercial Finance practice groups, where he focuses his practice on commercial real estate finance matters. 

He represents national and community banks, insurance companies and other lending institutions in sophisticated commercial finance and real estate transactions.  Mitchell also assists clients in a variety of commercial transactions including formation, equity and debt financings, and term and revolving credit facilities.

While in law school, he served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Alfred V. Covello of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.  Previously he was a summer associate with Shipman.

Mitchell graduated summa cum laude from Western New England University School of Law, where he served as Note Editor of the Western New England Law Review.

Credentials

Education

  • Western New England University School of Law, J.D., 2020, summa cum laude
  • Endicott College, 2015, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut

Distinctions

  • Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Securities & Corporate Finance (2024)
  • Norman Prance Award Recipient – Western New England University School of Law
  • Best Written Submission, 19th Annual ABA Law Student Tax Challenge
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Lawyering Skills I; Lawyering Skills II; Closely-Held Business; Transactional Lawyering Seminar; Advanced Legal Analysis II

Experience

Real estate

University of New Haven Purchase of 130,000 square-foot Building and 12-Acre Lot

Represented the University of New Haven in the closing of its purchase of the “Railroad Salvage” building and land adjacent to the University. This long-awaited purchase furthers their strategic vision and mission of building a new Research and Development Center which will provide students with a hands-on opportunity in advanced manufacturing industries and be the key intersection of university research, innovation, and workforce development. Learn more about the transaction here.

General

$64MM Financing of Skilled Nursing Facility in New York

Successfully closed a $64,000,000 financing including term loan and line of credit on behalf of our banking client on a skilled nursing facility located in New York. This transaction required our team to develop a complicated loan structure involving fee and leasehold collateral due to New York Department of Health regulations. In addition to drafting a large number of complex loan documents, we assisted with due diligence, handled all associated liens, and reviewed all of the approvals from the New York Department of Health.

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Hartford

860.251.5020

mrenfrew@goodwin.com

Areas of Focus

  • Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Commercial Finance
  • Business and Corporate
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Renewable Energy Finance

Related Industries

  • Banking and Financial Services

October 9, 2024

53 Shipman Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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