Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Justin Barry is a Partner in the firm’s commercial real estate development & finance and commercial lending practice groups. Mr. Barry has experience representing banks, life insurance companies, and other financial institutions in structuring, negotiating and documenting a variety of lending transactions, including development and construction loans, real estate secured term and acquisition loans, and syndicated loan facilities across all asset classes (with a particular focus in t...

G. Brian Butler is a Partner in the Hospitality and Real Estate Development and Finance Practices. Mr. Butler counsels clients in a wide range of hospitality matters, including acquisitions, development transactions, financings, dispositions, management agreements, franchise matters, and public/private and private joint ventures. He focuses his practice on business, leisure, resort, and extended stay properties. Mr. Butler also represents clients in a variety of other commercial real estate m...

Jennifer Cote advises private and public companies, financial institutions, and non-profit organizations on a wide range of employee benefit and executive compensation matters. Clients look to Jennifer for practical, “real-world” advice on the design, implementation, administration, and on-going maintenance of their pension and 401(k) plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and health and welfare plans. She regularly counsels clients on compliance with the Employee Retireme...

Edmund (Ed) Emerson III practices primarily in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation. Ed also serves on the firm's Executive and Management Committees. Ed provides strategic guidance to employers to help them manage their most pressing employee benefits and executive compensation challenges, including issues arising in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions, plan mergers, and plan terminations. Clients frequently turn to Ed to help them correct plan document fai...

Matt is a deal lawyer who represents clients in a broad range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, private securities offerings, fund formations, strategic investments, and general corporate matters. In addition, he has an extensive background in finance transactions, such as asset-backed loans and securitization transactions (including capital markets transactions), warehouse lines of credit, accounts receivable sale and hypothecation...

Thomas S. Gryboski is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Development and Finance Practice and chairs the firm’s Hospitality Practice. Mr. Gryboski represents and counsels clients in complex real estate and hospitality transactions. His clients include private equity sponsors and funds, real estate entrepreneurs and hotel operating companies. He often represents hospitality owners, operators and developers nationally in raising capital and selling, buying, developing, financing an...

Lisa Loesel focuses her practice on employee benefits matters, including the design, amendment and administration of pension and 401(k) plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, and employee stock ownership plans. She counsels privately and publicly held corporations regarding the employee benefits design and transition matters arising from corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. She also advises clients regarding fiduciary and plan investment issues under the Employee...

Dana Lumsden is a strategic business litigator and trusted legal advisor. His practice focuses on business litigation, including intellectual property disputes, securities litigation, investigations and enforcement proceedings, and the resolution of regulatory controversies concerning the consumer financial services industry. Dana advises and represents domestic and international companies, including some of the world’s largest financial institutions and manufacturers. In class action m...

Lee Lyman’s practice focuses on both real estate and corporate representation. She is experienced in structuring venture financing, both debt and equity, and advising on the acquisition, development, construction and disposition of commercial real estate with a particular focus on multifamily housing, assisted living, mixed-use developments, and associated property management. Lee provides corporate and transactional advice with respect to business formation, specialized asset based fin...

Catherine E. Morgen concentrates her practice on the representation of real estate clients engaged in the acquisition, development, leasing and disposition of commercial real estate, with experience handling large multi-state transactions, hospitality properties, office, medical and industrial leasing, as well as complex restrictive covenant and easement transactions that deal with the operational aspects of projects which rely on shared facilities and amenities and fractional ownership struc...

Matthew R. Peurach is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate, Investment Funds, Real Estate Capital Markets and Tax practices, and is Chair of the firm’s Opportunity Zones Practice. Prior to joining MMM, Mr. Peurach was a senior associate in the Washington National Tax office of a “Big 4” accounting firm. A large portion of Mr. Peurach’s practice focuses on structuring commercial real estate transactions, negotiating and drafting partnership agreements and LLC agreeme...

Brenda Radmacher focuses her practice on construction law, working as a counselor, litigator, and noted speaker on issues involving land owners, developers, general contractors, and design professionals. She has a multi-faceted practice handling litigation and providing advice and transactional counsel to her construction-industry clients. Brenda has experience advising clients on risk management best practices, drafting critical documents, contracts, and procedures, and effectively resolving...

Peter J. Roberts is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Peter J., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Peter J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Quinten Wilson is an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate Development and Finance Practice. He focuses his practice on general real estate law, including the representation of clients in an array of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, development, financing and leasing of office buildings, industrial properties, hotels, multi-family projects, healthcare facilities, and mixed-use assets located throughout the country. His duties include drafting an...

Seth Boso focuses his practice on real estate transactions, including representing joint ventures, private equity firms, family offices, and developers in connection with the acquisition and sale of commercial properties, with a focus primarily on structuring commercial real estate transactions. In his practice, he regularly drafts and negotiates joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, operating agreements, and equity investments in commercial real estate. Seth also has experience a...

Christopher Y. Bouquet is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Christopher Y., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher Y. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Aldair Delibrado focuses his practice on the representation of clients engaged in the acquisition, development, disposition, financing and leasing of commercial real estate. Prior to joining MMM, Aldair received his juris doctor from Georgia State University College of Law where he served as the Vice President of the LatinX and Caribbean Law Student Association, Diversity Chair of the Student Bar Association, and competed in ABA and NLLSA Moot Court Competitions.Aldair also was a legal Intern...

Caroline Dorsey focuses her practice on counseling clients on state and federal laws impacting the design, implementation and ongoing compliance of employee benefit plans and programs. Prior to joining MMM, Caroline practiced Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation at an Am Law 200 firm. Caroline also served as associate general counsel for the Georgia Municipal Association, Inc., where she provided legal counsel for all aspects relating to the defined benefit, deferred compensation, and...

William Gaskins is an Associate in the firm’s Tax practice. William advises clients on tax issues associated with real estate and other corporate transactions, including qualified opportunity fund investments, affordable housing/low income housing tax credits, and other investment funds. He also devotes part of his practice to tax audits, including defending business audits. Prior to joining MMM, William served as a law clerk for the Honorable Patricia W. Griffin on the Delaware Court o...

Snir Geuli is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law. Snir, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Snir is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kenneth M. Henson, III is an Associate in the firm’s commercial real estate development & finance and commercial lending practice groups. Mr. Henson has experience in a wide variety of real estate transactions, including representing joint ventures, private equity firms, developers and lenders in connection with the acquisition, disposition, and development of commercial property across all asset classes. Mr. Henson represents both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters...

Luke Hoover is an associate in the firm's Commercial Real Estate Development and Finance and Hospitality Practices. Luke represents clients engaged in the acquisition, disposition, financing, development, and leasing of commercial real estate, with an emphasis on the hospitality industry. Luke has experience representing owners of hotel properties in effecting acquisitions, dispositions, negotiating hotel management agreements and franchise agreements, arranging construction and permanent fin...

Asher Kitchings' practice focuses on real estate development and commercial lending for a variety of real estate projects. His experience includes tax credit and opportunity zone developments; office, retail, and industrial leasing; general acquisition and development; commercial and governmental lending; and financial institution compliance. Having previously litigated a wide variety of commercial disputes, Asher is adept at helping clients negotiate contracts, conduct due diligence, mitigat...

Erin A. Murray is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Erin A., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erin A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kyle D. Nelson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kyle D., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kyle D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mario D. Nimock is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Mario D., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mario D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Luke Owens focuses his practice on the representation of clients engaged in the acquisition, development, disposition, financing, and leasing of commercial real estate. In particular, he specializes in a comprehensive range of real estate development areas, including multi-family, hospitality, built-to-rent, industrial real estate, sale-leasebacks, car wash development, and outdoor industrial storage. Prior to joining MMM, Luke earned his law degree and bachelor's degree from Georgia State Un...

Seth Taylor represents owners, investors and lenders in an array of commercial real estate transactions. He has extensive experience representing owners and financial institutions, including banks and private equity funds, in structuring, negotiating and executing construction loans, permanent loans, bridge loans, mezzanine loans, and workouts involving real estate projects across a number of asset classes. Seth’s practice also includes representing owners, investors and developers in t...