Nicholas N. Sears was a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Development and Finance Practice. Nick led the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Debt Management Practice, a practice dedicated to providing legal support and practical business advice to real estate owners in all aspects of their relationships with lenders. Additionally, he practiced in the areas of asset-based lending, commercial workouts, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, real estate development and finance, and real estate capital markets. Over the course of his practice, Nick guided both lenders and borrowers through three serious real estate recessions.