Cara M. McLaughlin

A trusted partner for her clients, Cara has experience assisting investor and lender clients with complex loan transactions, specializing in tax credit and impact financing. She has considerable experience financing the development and redevelopment of various construction projects, including commercial space, mixed-use development, hotels, community centers, factories and grocery stores in low income communities. With a focus on New Market Tax Credits (NMTC), Cara is skilled in the drafting process, due diligence review, driving deal timelines and managing deal closing procedures.  Before joining Stinson, Cara assisted nonprofit and higher education clients as bond counsel issuing private activity bonds.

Cara brings a rich background in client relations to her practice. Prior to attending law school, she worked to understand and anticipate the needs of corporate clients at a major information technology company, and employs this same level of care to her present clients.