Blaine Sanders is an associate in the Real Estate Department at Ballard Spahr and a member of the firm’s Affordable Housing and Community Development Practice Group. He counsels a wide variety of public and private clients, including housing authorities, national lending institutions, investment trusts (REITS), local developers, and other real estate investors. His practice focuses on affordable housing developments, real estate finance transactions, multi-family property developments, commercial acquisitions, and retail leasing. Blaine previously worked at a boutique immigration law firm and served as an Americorps volunteer at a local middle school.
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
Blaine maintains a steady pro bono practice, primarily consisting of refugee and asylum immigration petitions and tangled title matters. During law school, Blaine represented low-income tenants and individuals with disabilities in landlord-tenant disputes, primarily in eviction cases and Fair Housing Act claims.
Publications
Author, "Play On? An Evaluation of FIFA’s Legal Regime and Its Foundation in Alternative Dispute Resolution," Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Credentials
Education
Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D. 2023)
Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
University of North Carolina (B.A. 2017)
Languages
Proficient in Spanish
Admissions
Pennsylvania