Nathan C. Wright

Mr. Wright has a national law practice focused upon representing financial institutions, real estate developers, settlement service providers, and other business entities on a broad range of finance, real estate, general corporate and regulatory compliance matters, including: drafting and negotiating loan documents; drafting and negotiating agreements central to mortgage originators; providing counseling and advice regarding federal and state regulatory compliance issues; drafting and negotiating documents for the conveyance and leasing of real property; forming and structuring legally-compliant joint ventures and other relationships between and among settlement service providers; forming and structuring the ownership, management and other aspects of business entities; and drafting and negotiating a wide variety of agreements evidencing corporate and commercial understandings. He also represents creditors in enforcing, collecting and restructuring financial transactions.

Prior to founding the Firm, Mr. Wright previously served as Deputy General Counsel for one of the nation’s largest privately-owned financial institutions, with responsibility for managing the corporate transactional legal department and advising executive management on a full range of legal, regulatory and compliance issues. Mr. Wright also gained invaluable experience as an associate in both the Phoenix and Tucson offices of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

Representative Transactions

Representation of financial institutions and borrowers in structuring, negotiating and documenting commercial and real estate financing transactions, including acquisition and development financing, construction lending, asset-based lending, purchase money financing, permanent loans, and warehouse lending. Mr. Wright has negotiated and documented commercial loans on behalf of virtually all of Arizona’s largest lenders, including Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Compass Bank, National Bank of Arizona, and Alliance Bank of Arizona. Mr. Wright has assisted in the documentation of over a billion dollars worth of commercial loans, including the following significant transactions:

• Representation of a national bank regarding a $450,000,000 asset-based loan to a global technology service provider;
   

• Representation of a national bank regarding a $150,000,000 acquisition and development loan for a retail shopping center in Metropolitan Phoenix; and
   

• Representation of a national bank regarding a $125,000,000 construction loan for a high-rise office building in Downtown Phoenix.

Representation of financial institutions regarding regulatory and supervisory issues central to depository and non-depository lending institutions.

Representation of financial institutions structuring, negotiating and documenting the agreements central to mortgage originators, including residential and commercial broker agreements, correspondent agreements, and affiliate branch manager employment agreements. Mr. Wright also has negotiated billions of dollars worth of mortgage loan purchase agreements, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and warehouse line of credit agreements with large institutional lenders and investors, such as Wells Fargo, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual, Bear Stearns and Countrywide Financial Corp.

Representation of business organizations on a broad spectrum of general corporate, finance, commercial and regulatory compliance matters, including the representation of an international distribution company, a national credit services company, and some of Tucson’s largest title insurance agencies, real estate brokers, mortgage lenders and general insurance agencies.

Representation of clients regarding the purchase and sale of real property, commercial and retail leasing, and zoning and land use matters.

Representation of settlement service providers regarding the formation and operation of legally-compliant joint ventures and other business relationships. Mr. Wright has successfully negotiated and documented numerous joint ventures and other agreements between and among mortgage lenders, title insurance agencies, home builders, real estate brokers, and general insurance agencies.

Professional Experience

Wright & Yonan PLLC
Partner (August 2007 – present)

First Magnus Financial Corporation
Deputy General Counsel (July 2004 - December 2007)

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
Associate (September 1999-June 2003)

Education

University of Iowa College of Law
(J.D., with high distinction, May 1999)
Iowa Law Review, Member

Texas Christian University
(B.S. in Political Science, cum laude, May 1996)
 

Personal

Mr. Wright was born in New Prague, Minnesota and grew up in Iowa. He has traveled extensively, traveling around the world with his wife in 2003-2004.

Bar Admissions

Mr. Wright was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1999.

Court Admissions

Mr. Wright is admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Arizona.

Community Involvement / Special Recognitions

Mr. Wright has maintained an active pro bono practice since his admission to the State Bar of Arizona that includes participation in the Volunteer Lawyers Program and representation of clients in real estate, litigation and debt collection matters. Mr. Wright is also a past Board Member of the Valley of the Sun YMCA.
 

Memberships

Mr. Wright is a member of the State Bar of Arizona (Banking, Business Law and Real Estate Sections), the Pima County Bar Association, and the Real Estate Service Providers Council (“RESPRO”).