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    Vanessa W. Graf

    Associate

    New Orleans
    504-679-5531
    vanessa.graf@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    BusinessReal Estate

    Vanessa Graf is a member of Phelps' Business practice group and focuses her practice on real estate, title and zoning matters. She represents owners, lenders and developers in a broad range of commercial transactions, including:

      • Commercial acquisitions, sales and developments
      • Hospitals
      • Office buildings
      • Residential condominium developments

    Vanessa is a licensed title insurance agent and has experience in underwriting and resolving title issues associated with complex real estate transactions.

    Experience

    • Assisted claims administrator charged by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in implementing the class action settlement of over 300,000 claims arising from the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
    • Structured and closed transactions for a regional health care system in the acquisition of hospitals and clinics across the Southeast U.S.
    • Coordinated residential sales for a major condominium developer and facilitated owner, board claims and other issues that arose throughout transactions.
    • Assisted with acquisition of sites for solar development facilities, carbon sequestration sites, and port commission.

    Insights

    • March 28, 2025

      Phelps Louisiana Team Honored in Super Lawyers’ 2025 Lists …

    Recognition

    • Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers (2020-2025)
    • Corporate Law, The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021-2024)
    • Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers (2020-2025)
    • Corporate Law, The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021-2024)

    Education

    • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 2015
    • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Environmental Economics & Policy, 2010
    • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 2015
    • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Environmental Economics & Policy, 2010

    Credentials

    • Louisiana
    • Louisiana

    Memberships and Affiliations

    Professional

      • Louisiana Licensed Title Insurance Agent
      • Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) New Orleans - Programs Committee
      • Association for Women Attorneys – Member, Past President, Past Vice-President, Board Member, Food From the Bar Chair
      • Louisiana State Bar Association
      • New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Title Attorneys
      • Louisiana Land Title Association
      • International Council of Shopping Centers

    Civic

      • Metro Centers for Community Advancement – Past Board Member, Fundraising Committee

    Professional

      • Louisiana Licensed Title Insurance Agent
      • Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) New Orleans - Programs Committee
      • Association for Women Attorneys – Member, Past President, Past Vice-President, Board Member, Food From the Bar Chair
      • Louisiana State Bar Association
      • New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Title Attorneys
      • Louisiana Land Title Association
      • International Council of Shopping Centers

    Civic

      • Metro Centers for Community Advancement – Past Board Member, Fundraising Committee
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