Real Estate

• Advising multi-family developers on the acquisition, financing and development of high-rise developments across the country.
• Advising a developer on the acquisition, financing, development, lease up and disposition of a Class A mixed use building on Newbury Street in Boston.
• Advising an electronic car manufacturer on the redevelopment and expansion of a 3 million square foot manufacturing facility.
• Advising landlords with respect to retail leasing transactions for flagship and anchor tenants in prime locations in New York, Williamsburg, Chicago, Miami, Boston, and Beverly Hills.
• Advising private equity clients on leasing transactions and real estate related issues for their portfolio companies.
• Advising a nationally recognized restaurant group on leasing transactions, management agreements and related issues throughout the country.
• Representing a landlord with respect to a long-term ground lease for a hotel on Michigan Avenue.
• Representing a Michigan Avenue landlord with respect to the management and leasing of a food hall.
• Advising sellers and purchasers in the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate assets across all asset classes.
• Representing a buyer on its acquisition of the Chicago Theatre.
• Advising the seller of three properties and two related rooftop businesses adjacent to Wrigley Field to the owners of the Chicago Cubs.

Real Estate Disputes

• Favorably prosecuting, defending and resolving a series of commercial lease disputes between the owner of a historic Chicago office building and certain tenants that have allowed the owner to proceed with its anticipated $130 million redevelopment of the building.
• Obtaining dismissal, at both the trial and appellate levels, on behalf of one of the nation’s largest developers regarding claims of specific performance and breach of contract in a proceeding adverse to a foreign investor group.