Real Estate Law
Chad A. Key
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Chad A. Key’s legal experience includes all aspects of real estate, with an emphasis on acquisitions and dispositions of real property, development of real property, financing, and commercial leasing transactions. He represents a variety of publicly traded and privately held corporate clients, real estate funds, and individuals in all types of complex real estate matters, including industrial, office, hotel, retail, ranch land, and multi-family projects. Mr. Key also has experience in the areas of oil and gas, public finance and economic development agreements.
Mr. Key currently serves on the Executive Committee and Co-Chair's Kelly Hart's Real Estate Practice Group.
Overview
- Southern Methodist University, JD, graduated 2001
- Texas Tech University, B.S., graduated 1998
- Texas, 2001
- American Bar Association - Member
- Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council - Member
- State Bar of Texas - Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section
- State Bar of Texas - Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Tarrant County Bar Association - Member
- Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Texas, 2001
- American Bar Association - Member
- Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council - Member
- State Bar of Texas - Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section
- State Bar of Texas - Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Tarrant County Bar Association - Member
- Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Southern Methodist University, JD, graduated 2001
- Texas Tech University, B.S., graduated 1998
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Oil and Gas Law
Awards:
Best Lawyers in America®, 2010-2026
- Real Estate Law
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2014-2025
- Real Estate Law
Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2007-2024
- Real Estate Law
Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2017-2025
- Real Estate Law
Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2005-2014
- Real Estate Law
- 40 Under 40 honoree, Fort Worth Business Press, 2010
News & Media
Case History
Transactions
- Lead Counsel
- Primary outside real estate counsel for over a decade representing the owner and developer of a 17,000+ acre master-planned international trade and logistics center and mixed-use development with regard to development, leases and sales to numerous Fortune 500 companies for industrial, office, retail and other projects
- Real Estate Sale & Development
- Represented developer in the 2016 sale and development of Facebook Data Center in Fort Worth, Texas
- Real Estate Transaction
- Represented developer in the development, lease, and later sale of the Amazon distribution center in Haslet, Texas
- Real Estate Transaction
- Represents developer in connection with 240-acre Frisco Station development surrounding the new Dallas Cowboys headquarters in Frisco, Texas
- Real Estate Transactions
- Represented developer in transactions with UPS, Deloitte, Wal-Mart, Cinemark, GE Manufacturing, 7-Eleven, Cisco, Bentall Kennedy, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Galderma, Lifetime Fitness, Ryder, Bell Helicopter, HEB, Aldi, CVS, JB Hunt, RaceTrac, QuikTrip, Texas Health Resources, Cook Children’s Hospital, Tarrant County College, JC Penney, Murphy USA, JP Morgan and Prudential
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