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2025 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards

Atlanta & Southeast
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Katie Irwin

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Represented a life insurance company in originating $480 million in CRE loans

Led disposition of a $23-million property for townhome development

As a Partner with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Katie Irwin offers expertise in real estate capital markets, commercial real estate and real estate finance.

Irwin serves as outside general counsel to an international real estate fund, providing counsel on its large-scale mixed-use developments in North Carolina. She represented a national life insurance company in originating more than $480 million in CRE loans across the U.S. Additionally, she oversaw the disposition of a $23-million property, which will be developed as rental townhomes.

She serves on Nelson Mullins’ recruiting committee and currently leads the Charlotte office’s summer associate hiring efforts as the summer associate hiring partner. As an associate mentor, she helps develop young attorneys, sharing her experience and fostering a culture of teamwork and growth.

These are some of the reasons why Katie Irwin received Connect CRE’s 2025 Atlanta & Southeast Lawyers in Real Estate Award. The award celebrates real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice and the larger community.

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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