Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020 
Joe Creech, Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s D.C. Metropolitan Real Estate Practice, guides clients through the full life cycle of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, and dispositions. He represents real estate investment trusts, institutional lenders, commercial developers, real estate advisors, investors, and property owners in deals across major U.S. markets. Joe has led negotiations on transactions involving every major property type, from office buildings and industrial facilities to retail centers and multifamily projects, as well as more nuanced assets such as health care and senior living facilities, air rights purchases, and mixed-use developments. Joe also has significant experience advising on data center development and related real estate transactions, an increasing focus in his practice.
Clients turn to Joe for strategic transactional planning across a broad range of corporate real estate matters. His work includes conventional loan origination and securitized loan servicing, the structuring and negotiation of joint venture agreements, commercial and retail leasing, sales, and distressed asset workouts. He also counsels clients on mixed-use projects, commercial shopping centers, property portfolio management, and construction and design contracting issues.
Joe brings depth to complex, high-value transactions, having handled matters spanning multifamily, office, data center, industrial, and retail properties in metropolitan areas throughout the country. His practice reflects a command of the financing, joint venture, and development structures that institutional investors and developers rely on when moving significant capital across multiple states.
Beyond his practice, Joe shares his knowledge as adjunct faculty at Duke University School of Law and as guest lecturer (former adjunct faculty) at the Georgetown School of Continuing Studies. He is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation, and has been recognized by Chambers USA and by The Best Lawyers in America.
Concentrations- Real estate finance
- Joint ventures
- Commercial leasing
- Ground leases
- Acquisitions and dispositions
- Asset development
