Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 
Leslie Banas is a business and real estate attorney with Kemp Klein in Troy, Michigan. Her practice focuses on Corporate Law and Real Estate Law, advising companies, investors, and individuals on a wide range of transactional and operational matters. She works with entrepreneurial and established businesses across industries including real estate, housing, service, health care, manufacturing, and hospitality.
In her corporate practice, Ms. Banas assists clients with forming and structuring business entities, acquiring and selling assets, negotiating and drafting contracts, and addressing regulatory requirements. She regularly advises on the organization and capitalization of limited liability companies and other pass-through entities, helping businesses establish structures that support their operational and investment goals.
Ms. Banas also represents real estate owners, developers, and investors in transactions involving office, retail, hospitality, industrial, and condominium properties. Her work includes land assembly, entitlement and incentive matters, and development projects involving new construction and property improvements. She negotiates commercial leases for both landlords and tenants, including retail leases with national retailers.
Her real estate experience includes assisting developers with the acquisition and rehabilitation of senior housing, market-rate, and affordable apartment communities. She works with financing sources such as HUD, Fannie Mae, state housing agency bond programs, and transactions involving the sale of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs).
In addition, Ms. Banas advises manufacturers and other businesses on matters related to their corporate real estate needs, including office leasing, warehouse acquisitions, and the decommissioning of outdated facilities.
Throughout her career, Ms. Banas has closed more than $800 million in commercial, multifamily, and industrial real estate transactions and more than $300 million in mortgage loans involving financial institutions, life insurance companies, CMBS lenders, government-sponsored enterprises, and other financing sources.
Ms. Banas also works with international buyers seeking to purchase commercial property in the United States, helping them navigate legal and transactional considerations within the U.S. real estate market.
In addition to her work with private companies and developers, Ms. Banas advises nonprofit educational, health care, and community organizations on governance and organizational matters, grant-related issues, and joint venture arrangements.
