Departments

Real Estate

Practice Areas

Real Estate Development/Transactions

Education

J.D., University of Nebraska, 1982, Nebraska Law Review, Executive Editor
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1979

Admissions

Missouri, 1982

Kansas City

Phone: 816.360.4273

Fax: 816.753.1536

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Lisa M. Haines

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Lisa M. Haines provides a full range of real estate services with an emphasis in commercial development and financing, including mixed-use residential and commercial development projects, complex property assemblages utilizing economic incentive tools for financing, and extensive financing experience from the perspective of both borrowers and lenders.

Chambers USA, the world's leading guide to the legal profession, has included Ms. Haines in their rankings for years, most recently in 2011. In interviews with Ms. Haines's clients during research for the rankings, remarks made about her work at the firm include: She is "the top attorney we have faced as opposing counsel."

Memberships and Affiliations

American Bar Association
The Missouri Bar
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Real Estate Committee, Past-Chair
- Commercial Bankruptcy Committee, Past Vice-Chair
CREW Network; Kansas City CREW
International Council of Shopping Centers
National Association of Professional Women
Women's Leadership Council, United Way

Distinctions

Ranked in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate (Kansas City & Surrounds)
AV Rated Martindale Hubbell
Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006-2011
Selected by Midwest Real Estate News as one of the top "40 over 40" real estate professionals in a 14 state region
Seleceted for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2010-2012, Real Estate Law

Experience

“W” Times Square Hotel

Representation of owner and developer of an assemblage located in Times Square, including a purchase of land (and air rights) to create a 53-story condominium development including a lease to a “W” hotel. In addition, the hotel supports a substantial signage tower that is one of the primary advertising venues in Times Square.

Boston Harbor

Representation of owner and developer of a 20-story (750,000 square feet) luxury hotel/condominium/parking garage project, which opened in 2006 on a waterfront site in Boston Harbor. The hotel portion is leased and operates as a 420-room hotel. The upper floors have approximately 120 residential condominium units.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Representation of owner/developer with respect to acquisition and development of a luxury residential complex.

Kansas Speedway

Representation of owner and developer with respect to the development of NASCAR’s 80,000-seat Kansas International Speedway located in Kansas City, Kansas.

Large New York City Developer

Representation of owner/developer with respect to a series of acquisitions and assemblages (and the related air rights) in various parts of Manhattan, New York (including the neighborhoods of Midtown, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Times Square, Hell’s Kitchen, and Chelsea) for the development and new construction or conversion into luxury residential and mixed-use condominium properties, including the well-known Orion, Ariel East and West, Altair and Lucida Condominiums.

Mission Center Mall

Representation of the owner/developer with respect to the ongoing development of a mixed-use project, including condominiums, retail, office, hotel, a movie theater and restaurants in Mission, Kansas.

Nebraska Furniture Mart

Representation of owner/developer with respect to the development of the 450,000 square-foot Nebraska Furniture Mart retail development and warehouse facility in Kansas City, Kansas, to anchor a 400-acre retail and entertainment project at the Kansas Speedway together with public-private incentives, including STAR Bonds.

Waterpark Development

Representation of owner and developer with respect to the ongoing development of an $800 million year-round family resort waterpark complex with adjacent retail and entertainment river walk project located in Kansas City, Kansas.

Publications & Presentations

01/02/2009	Frequent speaker on real estate topics for: American Bar Association The Missouri Bar Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
01/01/2009	Published in the Bloomberg Corporate Law Journal