Attorneys << Back VCard PDF Practices Real Estate Business and Corporate Law Banking and Finance Construction Law Education University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law J.D., high honors Davidson College B.A. in English VCard PDF Melissa Bandy Member Email:mbandy@mwlaw.com Phone:(501) 688.8865 Location: Little Rock Bar Admissions: Arkansas, Texas Melissa Bandy advises businesses and individuals on commercial transaction matters including lending, real estate, corporate governance, entity formation and general business. Experience Represents banks and other financial institutions in documenting and structuring secured and unsecured loans including asset-based financing, working capital revolving credit financing and real estate finance transactions. Represents real estate developers, real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity investors, property managers, construction contractors, and retailers concerning the conveyance, financing, purchase, development and leasing of real property. Advises clients in real estate and like-kind Section 1031 exchange transactions. Serves as counsel to multifamily property owners in connection with property acquisition financing and management, including Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and HUD financing. Counsel to various business entities with respect to the formation, merger, restructuring, acquisition and sale of businesses. Professional Recognition Chambers USA Up & Coming: Ranked in Corporate/Commercial (2021-2023) The Best Lawyers in America©: "Ones to Watch" Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law (2021-2024) Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star: Business/Corporate (2013, 2017-2021) Little Rock Soirée's Best Lawyers In Little Rock: Commercial Real Estate (2017-19, 2022) Graduate, Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXX (2016) Arkansas Business Twenty in Their Twenties Honoree (2012) Involvement Chair, Mitchell Williams DEI Council Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals National Multifamily Housing Council Arkansas Bar Association Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers Board of Directors, Museum of Discovery Served as Editor-in-Chief, UA Little Rock Law Review News & Articles News 54 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers®; 6 Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" Six Practices/Seventeen Mitchell Williams Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Chambers USA 61 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® List - 44 Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America®; 17 Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch; 3 Named 2022 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" Six Practices / Eighteen Mitchell Williams Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Chambers USA 21 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named as 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 62 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Lists - 42 Recognized as 2022 The Best Lawyers in America; 20 Named 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch; 5 Named 2022 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" Mitchell Williams Law Firm, 20 Attorneys Ranked by 2021 Chambers USA 27 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named as 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 47 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List - 17 Named 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch; 7 Named 2021 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" Mitchell Williams Attorneys Harry Hamlin, Melissa Bandy and Craig Cockrell Served as Panelists During the Concorde University Master Class Webinar - Discussing Strategies for Real Estate Partnerships 29 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named as 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 29 Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named as 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Attorneys Melissa Bandy and Craig Cockrell Elected As Members Thirty-one Mitchell Williams Attorneys Named as 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars View All Articles COVID-19 UPDATE: Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans Businesses Have COVID-19 Worries; These Resources Can Help