Real Estate Law
Stephen P. Sandler
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Steve Sandler has spent more than 50 years counseling and advising developer and investor clients in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, development, financing and structuring of all types of real estate and real estate transactions.
Steve's range of experience includes complex, high-stakes projects involving major office buildings, hotels, apartment buildings, industrial buildings and unimproved land. He has particular depth of skill in structuring transactions and all phases of financing, including construction, interim, permanent, mezzanine, securitized and equity funding that is provided by banks, institutions, pension funds, REITs and private lenders.
Steve, a former long-term member of the firm's Management Committee, has been named to U.S. News Best Lawyers list for 2022 to 2024, has been recognized as an Illinois SuperLawyer in Real Estate since 2005 and has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in the areas of Commercial Real Estate Law and Real Estate Finance.
Overview
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.S., Tau Beta Pi
- Northwestern University, J.D., graduated 1967
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- Jewish United Federation - Board member
- Council for the Jewish Elderly (CJE) - Board member, former chair
- Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association - Member
- Chicago Bar Association, Real Property Committee and Real Property Finance Subcommittee - Member
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- Jewish United Federation - Board member
- Council for the Jewish Elderly (CJE) - Board member, former chair
- Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association - Member
- Chicago Bar Association, Real Property Committee and Real Property Finance Subcommittee - Member
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.S., Tau Beta Pi
- Northwestern University, J.D., graduated 1967
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
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