Samuel S. Price, Partner
ssp@stephenson-law.com
Direct: (919) 459-2194
Sam focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, advising individuals, businesses and developers through the planning, acquisition, financing, development, leasing and disposition of land, office, retail, industrial, mixed-use properties in a variety of complex transactions. He also assists clients with the formation and negotiation of corporate and limited liability company organizational documents, and represents buyers and sellers of business assets and equity interests.
Sam truly enjoys practicing law and building positive relationships with his clients. Whether purchasing or developing a commercial property, negotiating a complex lease, selling a long-held family business or providing day-to-day advice, Sam effectively strategizes and collaborates with his clients in order to assist them in achieving their goals.
Sam has been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as a “Legal Elite” Real Estate attorney in North Carolina for 2023 and 2024, and by Cary Magazine as one of 2023’s “Movers & Shakers” for his extensive work throughout Wake County and beyond. Sam is also actively involved in the Cary Chamber of Commerce and Taylor Family YMCA.
When not practicing law, Sam enjoys spending time with his wife, son and their golden retriever.
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Counsel for developer in multi-phase acquisition, ground-up construction and leasing for flex/industrial project in Chatham Park, including negotiation of purchase and option agreements, construction loan documents and leases, analyzing complex restrictive covenants and property acquisition through tax-deferred exchanges.
Counsel for rapidly expanding multi-state fitness studio franchisee, including lease negotiations with institutional landlords and various business acquisitions.
Counsel for developer in an adaptive reuse project in Downtown Cary involving the acquisition and conversion of existing industrial buildings into a multi-brewery project, including lease negotiation and construction financing.
Counsel for ground-up construction financing and subsequent permanent financing of a 42,000 square foot charter school facility in Orange County, including review and negotiation of loan documents and drafting numerous beneficial easements for construction and operation of the facility.
Counsel for developer of new Class A apartment project in Downtown Cary, including acquisition of multiple parcels and review and negotiation of loan documents for construction and permanent financing.
Corporate representation of hospitality management group, including entity formation, preparation and negotiation of operating agreement and transfers in equity interests.
Counsel for Owner/Operator of multiple convenience stores throughout North Carolina, including multiple acquisitions and dispositions of real estate, convenience store assets and related petroleum equipment.
Purchaser and Seller representation for acquisition, financing, development leasing and disposition of office, retail, industrial, single and multi-family residential, and mixed-use projects.
Representation of Landlords and Tenants in commercial leasing transactions, including tenant counsel for ground lease and option to purchase land related to construction of a multi-million dollar life science research and development facility in Wake County.
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• North Carolina State Bar
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Cary Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Vice Chair for Economic Development
• Taylor Family YMCA Advisory Board -
• North Carolina State University, B.A.
• Elon University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude
