Atty. Laura Sever Blanco
Laura Sever Blanco concentrates her practice on real estate transactional law and general corporate law. Laura’s experience includes a wide range of real estate transactions, including commercial, retail, and residential acquisitions, financing, development, leasing, and regulatory issues.
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Laura Sever Blanco is a Member based in Phoenix, Arizona, practicing at Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C.. They have 40+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1986. Their practice focuses on business, real estate, education, and adr. Admitted to practice in Arizona (1986) and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (1986). Educated at Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1986) and Iowa State University (B.A. Political, 1979). Active member of Professional Associations •State Bar of Arizona •Real Property Section •Business Law Section •Probate Section •Maricopa County Bar Association •Real Estate Section •American Bar Association •AZCREW. Serands clients in Phoenix, AZ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Laura Sever Blanco concentrates her practice on real estate transactional law and general corporate law
- Laura’s experience includes a wide range of real estate transactions, including commercial, retail, and residential acquisitions, financing, development, leasing, and regulatory issues
- Her corporate law expertise includes business formation, commercial transactions, lending, and capital formation
- Laura has represented lenders and borrowers in complex loan transactions, national retailers, national and local home builders, and federal regulatory agencies
- Her commercial finance experience includes negotiating senior and subordinated loan documents, loan modifications and workouts, land bank financing, large commercial project refinancing, and mezzanine financing
- Laura serves as a mediator and arbitrator in various commercial and corporate disputes, including real estate acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, and regulatory issues
- She also has experience with disputes involving business formation, financing, and contract disputes
- Before joining Gust Rosenfeld, Laura was general counsel for a local homebuilder
- Laura has served as in-house counsel for a real estate developer and one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world
- Legal Updates & Firm News Aug 16, 2024 - General Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C
- Attorneys are once again Recognized as “Best Lawyers” and “Ones to Watch” in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America Aug 23, 2023 - Press Release The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Names Gust Rosenfeld Attorneys “Lawyer of the Year”
- “Ones to Watch”
- and “Best Lawyers” Professional Recognition •The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2021 - 2026) Community Involvement •Family Promise of Greater Phoenix (Board Member) •Salvation Army Phoenix Advisory Board (former member) •Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (former Board Member)
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Education attorneys for special education (IEP), school discipline, Title IX, and student rights.
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Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in Arizona
Practicing law in Arizona. Legal matters in Arizona are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Phoenix are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Arizona state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Arizona brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Arizona courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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