Charlie Smith is an experienced commercial real estate attorney who provides forward-thinking legal advice to advance clients' strategic interests.

Charlie’s practice includes acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, land use and public-private-partnerships (including negotiation of Tax Increment Financing and Public Improvement Fees) for large-scale development, redevelopment, infill, mixed-use, planned community and transit-oriented projects. With his background in business and politics, his unique perspective allows him to identify potential pitfalls and opportunities for clients that result from the complex interplay between developers and their tenants, lenders, equity investors and public sector partners.

Charlie has advised commercial multi-family, retail, and office developers, home builders, planned community developers, renewable energy, energy storage, oil and gas companies, and individual and institutional investors regarding their projects and investments nationwide. Whether advising a client on the acquisition of a single property, a portfolio sale, the development of raw land into a regional mixed-use center or the negotiation of a public incentive package, Charlie provides nuanced legal advice that helps clients close their deals.