Delphine G Carnes

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C.
150 West Main Street, Suite 1500, Norfolk, VA 23510

(757) 623-3000 (Phone), (757) 623-5735 (Fax)

New Markets Tax Credits
Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
Project Finance
Public Sector
Tax-Exempt Bonds
Municipal Finance
Commercial Real Estate
Affordable Housing
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
Structured Finance
Municipal Bonds
Municipal Contracts
Municipal Leasing
Municipal Redevelopment
Equipment Finance
Debt Finance
Equity Finance
Private Finance
Business Formation
Land Development
Pass-Through Entities
Bond Finance
Community Development
Economic Development
Economic Incentive
Housing and Urban Development
Public Authority Finance
Public-Private Partnerships
Tax Exempt Bonds
Tax Exempt Finance
Mixed Use Development
Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
Real Estate Development
Residential Real Estate Development
Residential Real Estate Finance
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Low Income Tax Credits
Tax Incentives
Historic Preservation

Norfolk and Portsmouth Association
Virginia Bar Association
American Bar Association (Member: Taxation Section
Forum on Affordable Housing & Community Development Law)
Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar.

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2002, Virginia
2012, District of Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Nanterre University, Paris, France, Diploma in English, 1998

Nanterre University, Paris, France, B.A., French Law, with high honors, 1998
Nanterre University, Paris, France, American Law, 1998
Sorbonne University, Paris, France, Law Graduate Degree, English/American Business Law, with honors, 1999
Nanterre University, Paris, France, Law Graduate Degree, European Union Law, Valedictorian, with high honors, 2000
T.C. Williams School of Law at The University of Richmond, J.D., magna cum laude, 2002

French

New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) financing for various projects, including the renovation of the historic "Manhattan Casino" in St. Petersburg, FL using federal and state NMTC and grant funds (2012), the financing of a biodiesel facility located in Lake Providence, LA using NMTC (2012), the renovation of the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC using NMTC, historic tax credits, Tax Increment Financing, traditional debt and grant monies (2011), the construction of a new medical center and dental clinic in Arrington, VA using a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration and NMTC (2011), the construction of a new grocery store in Columbus, OH (2010), and the construction of a mixed-use development in Jackson, Mississippi (2008)
Closing of the first transaction in the nation using tax-exempt bond proceeds in a NMTC leveraged structure for the financing of a new hotel in Norfolk, VA (2006)
Closing of the first transaction in the nation using HUD public housing funds as leveraged debt in a NMTC structure for the financing of a new mixed-use project in East St. Louis, IL (2010)
Mixed-Finance transactions using LIHTC and HOPE VI funds for the development of a mixed-income housing community in Norfolk, VA (2003, 2004, 2005)
Mixed-Finance transaction using tax-exempt bonds and LIHTC for the rehabilitation of a public housing community in Norfolk, VA (2008)
LIHTC transaction to finance the development of new affordable apartments in Newport News, VA (2011).

AWARDS: Listed in Best Lawyers of America® - Project Finance and Public Finance Law, 2013 - 2014; Selected to Virginia's Super Lawyers "Rising Stars", 2007 - 2013; Recipient of Virginia Legal ...

Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, Plc
150 W Main St Ste 1500, Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 623-3000 (Office), (757) 623-5735 (Fax)

Dist. of Columbia - Active 2012
Virginia - Authorized to practice law 2002

Partner at Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C. - 2002-present

University of Richmond, The T. C. Williams School of Law
Degree - JD - Juris Doctor - Law
Graduated - 2002
Nanterre University, Paris, France
Degree - Law Graduate Degree, Valedictorian, with high honors - European Union Law
Graduated - 2000
Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Degree - Law Graduate Degree, with honors - English and American Business Law
Graduated - 1999
Nanterre University, Paris, France
Degree - B.A. in French Law, with high honors - Diploma in English and American Law
Graduated - 1998

Project Finance - 80%, 20 years, 50 cases
Tax - 10%
Real Estate - 10%

French

District of Columbia Bar, 2012-present
Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, 2002-present
Virginia Bar Association, 2002-present
Virginia State Bar, 2002-present
American Bar Association - Member
Norfolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Board Member

Mrs. Carnes practice focuses on project finance, public sector, affordable housing and community development, taxation, and real estate. She has been involved...