Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009 
Stephen Studer is an attorney with Krieg DeVault LLP in Mishawaka, Indiana. He advises financial institutions, corporations, governmental entities, and commercial real estate clients on business, development, and regulatory matters.
Mr. Studer represents buyers, sellers, lenders, lessors, lessees, and developers in connection with commercial real estate transactions and development projects. His practice includes real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, land use and zoning, economic development, financing, and other development-related matters. He also assists government entities and economic development organizations with formation, governance, and ongoing legal matters, including serving as counsel to the Northern Indiana Regional Development Authority.
Mr. Studer advises corporate, real estate, and governmental clients regarding strategic business decisions, development opportunities, corporate governance, and general business matters. He also represents clients in connection with environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and enforcement matters involving federal and state agencies.
His recognized practice areas include Environmental Law and Real Estate Law.
Before joining Krieg DeVault LLP, Mr. Studer served as in-house counsel for multinational corporations and practiced with law firms in private practice. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he taught Commercial Real Estate Development & Financing, and as an adjunct professor of law for the Notre Dame Fitzgerald Institute of Real Estate.
Mr. Studer previously served for 15 years as Executive Partner of Krieg DeVault LLP’s North Central Indiana Regional Office. He has also served on the firm’s Executive Committee and as its Marketing Partner.
