Profile

Nancy Olah has more than 30 years of real estate and transactional experience. Prior to joining Parker Poe, she worked in private practice and as in-house counsel for real estate developers and insurance companies.

Ms. Olah is a LEED® Accredited Professional (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the Green Building Certification Institute. This accreditation is awarded to professionals demonstrating a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System.

Ms. Olah is also a licensed title insurance agent in South Carolina.

Experience Highlights

Ms. Olah's practice focuses on the following areas:

• Commercial Development – Representing developers in the creation of commercial projects,  mixed-use developments, business and industrial parks, shopping centers, townhouse and condominium projects, hotels, conference centers, golf course communities and marinas; drafting and negotiating complex development agreements, construction management agreements, operating agreements and ground leases
• Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act Compliance – Preparing Statements of Record for registering subdivisions under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA), and counseling developers on how to qualify for exemptions from registration
• Sustainable Development – Advising developers seeking LEED certification for their commercial, mixed-use and condominium projects
• Restrictive Covenants – Creating restrictive covenants and architectural control guidelines for multi-phase developments Establishing horizontal property regimes in South Carolina and condominium developments in North Carolina; advising developers regarding compliance with the North Carolina Planned Community Act
• Commercial Leasing – Representing landlords and tenants in negotiating leases for office, retail and industrial properties
• Commercial Lending – Serving as lender’s counsel on commercial acquisition, development and construction loans in North Carolina and South Carolina
• Development Agreements – Drafting development agreements under the South Carolina Development Agreement Act, which vests property rights and protects against subsequently enacted local legislation that may impede the development of large, multi-phase projects

Representative Transactions

• Created one of the first condo-hotels in South Carolina within a master planned community
• Handled the formation of an air-rights condominium project that was projected to be LEED Gold
• Coordinated the development of master planned communities with complex amenity and membership structures that also needed to be registered under ILSA
• Drafted restrictions and coordinated legal aspects of planned community development based on traditional neighborhood design principles
• Handled ILSA work for a major Seattle condominium project that was projected to be LEED Gold
• Resolved title issues for condominium projects that were improperly formed
• Drafted solar panel lease agreements and development agreements for renewable energy projects

News

• Nancy Olah Speaks to NC Chapter of ASLA
  March 27, 2013
• Nancy Olah Elected Board Chair of USGBC Charlotte Region Chapter
  February 2, 2012
• CREW Network Features Nancy Olah Article on National Website
  Warm Calls Abound in CREW Network
  CREW Network
  June 14, 2011

Events & Speaking Engagements

• Emerging Practice Areas
  April 2012
  Practice Exploration Series – Charlotte School of Law
• The Ultimate Power Lunch: Why Charlotte is Energized and Building Green
  April 2012
  Women’s Impact Fund – Charlotte, NC
• Adjunct Professor, Lawyering Process
  August 2009
  Charlotte School of Law – Charlotte, NC (August 2009 - May 2010)
• Climate Action and Sustainability – Local Government Case Studies
  April 2009
  Sustainable Energy Conference – Raleigh, NC
• CREW Careers: The Next Generation
  October 2008
  CREW Network Convention – Houston, TX
• Perils, Pitfalls and Payoffs: Navigating The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
  December 2007
  South Carolina Bar Association, Commercial Real Estate CLE – Columbia, SC
• CREW Careers: This Old Building – A Model for Adaptive Reuse
  October 2007
  2007 CREW Network Convention – Denver, CO
• Further on Up the Road – The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
  April 2007
  North Carolina Bar Association, Real Property Section CLE and Annual Meeting – New Bern, NC
• CREW Careers: This Old Building
  March 2007
  CREW Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
• Condomania
  October 2006
  CREW Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
• CREW Careers
  March 2006
  CREW Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
• Demystifying Resort Real Estate
  October 2005
  2005 CREW Network Convention – Seattle, WA

Publications

"Warm Calls Abound in CREW Network," CREWnetwork.org, June 2011

Memberships

• U. S. Green Building Council North Carolina State Chapter
  Board of Directors, 2013-2015
• U. S. Green Building Council Charlotte Region Chapter
  Chair, Board of Directors, 2012-present; Director, 2011-present
• U. S. Green Building Council
  National Member, 2012
• CREW Foundation
  Trustee, 2008-2009
• CREW Charlotte, Inc.
  President, 2005; Member, 1997-present
• Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte
  Director, 2004-2009; Secretary 2006-08; Vice President, 2009
• CREW Network
  Delegate, 2003-2004; Member, 1997-present