Liana W. Spendlove

Liana W. Spendlove advises borrowers and lenders on real estate finance transactions, including matters involving commercial mortgage-backed securities noteholders. Her work spans commercial loan originations, assumptions and workouts, as well as construction and long-term financing. She handles lending transactions involving properties in Arizona and other states.

Liana’s experience with commercial mortgage-backed securities and specially serviced real estate loans includes loan review, modifications, assumptions, forbearance agreements and extensions. She also handles matters involving receivership sales, note sales and foreclosure, together with title, survey and other due diligence review.

Her broader commercial real estate practice encompasses sales and acquisitions, leasing and related transactions. Liana works on office, retail, hotel and raw land sales and acquisitions; retail and office leasing negotiations; and joint venture and real estate investment formations. She also assists with due diligence in connection with local and multistate real estate transactions.

• Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 2005
• Brigham Young University, B.S., 2000

• Arizona
• Utah

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Real Estate Law, 2027

• Recognized by Chambers USA as an "Up and Coming" lawyer in Arizona, Real Estate: Finance, 2026

• State Bar of Arizona
• State Bar of Utah
• CREW Utah
• Maricopa County Bar Association