Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law
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Ken Lore, head of the Real Estate practice – East Coast, has developed a nationally recognized real estate finance practice based upon his representation of owners, developers, investors and lenders by creating complex equity and debt financing structures. His transactions involve multifamily rental properties, mixed use development, affordable housing, public-private partnerships, office buildings and other commercial projects. Clients do not come to Ken for a cookie-cutter deal or app...
Jennifer Goulah represents financial institutions, corporations, and individual clients in connection with complex real estate purchases, sales, and leases, and in connection with negotiating and documenting real estate finance transactions. She has extensive experience examining and assessing legal documents pertaining to interests in commercial land and access to natural resources and in advising clients as to legal procedures required to convey and establish legal interests in real estate....
John A. Erich is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. John A. practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Best Lawyers has recognized John A. Erich since 2003. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which John A. Erich is held by other lawyers.
Rae Vasquez is a partner in the Tax Practice Group and member of the tax credit finance team. While she has advised clients on a variety of commercial transactions, including real estate matters, corporate transactions, and construction lending, Rae’s practice currently focuses on the representation of lenders and investors in connection with affordable housing transactions involving construction and permanent financing, federal and state tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, tax-exempt loans,...
Harold Yellin is a partner in the Savannah office, practicing in the areas of commercial real estate , zoning/land use , and commercial leasing . Harold has broad experience in commercial real estate matters, including the purchase, sale, and refinance of retail shopping centers and office, industrial, and mixed-use developments. He is actively involved in the negotiation and drafting of commercial leases on behalf of owners of shopping centers and office and industrial parks. Harold also has...
Michael Pardo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law. Michael practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Pardo since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Michael Pardo is held by other lawyers.
Neal J. Kling, a Member of the firm, received his undergraduate degree in Business and Public Administration from Louisiana State University and his law degree from Louisiana State University Law Center where he graduated Order of the Coif and was a member of the Louisiana Law Review. He represents clients in the areas of secured financing transactions, real estate transactions, real property and personal property leasing, maritime construction and finance and other commercial transactions. M...
Jack Creedon represents real estate private equity funds, hedge funds, REITs, university endowments and other institutional investors in a wide variety of real estate transactional matters, including joint ventures and co-investments, distressed debt purchases and debt restructurings, complex acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing (including sale-leasebacks) and ground-up development. Jack is ranked in Chambers USA and The Legal 500 , and has twice been named a Law360 Rising Star. ...
Orville D. Coward, Jr. was born in Sylva, North Carolina on December 22, 1953. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1976 with a BA in English and went on to receive his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1979, where he reestablished and served as President of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity. He was admitted to U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina in 1979, and to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1985.Mr. Coward began his p...
Cameron Grant leads the Firm's Real Estate Team at Lyons Gaddis, focusing on real estate and business matters. Located in Longmont, Colorado, Cameron skillfully handles land use and real estate transactions, using his in-depth knowledge of the region to navigate complex legal scenarios. With years of experience at the Firm, including serving as Managing Shareholder, Cameron now dedicates his efforts to client representation, team supervision, and community involvement. His practice primarily ...
Ms. Zelenock represents national and regional lenders, mortgage bankers and loan servicers, with emphasis on capital markets, conduit and bank financing, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily and manufactured housing lending. Ms. Zelenock has served as closing or supervising counsel for several billion dollars in commercial mortgage loans destined for securitization, including a variety of loan sizes and property types (multifamily, office, manufactured housing communities, nursing...
Jane Elaine Ballerini practices in the areas of commercial real estate law, commercial finance and general commercial and business law. She represents local and national banks in the extension of asset-based, mortgage and construction loans to commercial borrowers. Attorney Ballerini is one of a few practicing U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Designated Attorneys in the State. Her sub-specialty is representing traditional lenders and Certified Development Companies in transactions inv...
Michael Bachman, Jr. joined Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A. in 2009 and became a shareholder in 2013. Based in Tampa, Florida, Mr. Bachman focuses his practice on bankruptcy matters and commercial transactions, with a significant concentration in Real Estate Law and commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Bachman represents debtors, creditors, purchasers, and other parties in bankruptcy cases, as well as in complex out-of-court workouts and debt restructurings. He also advises in...
James D. Kallstrom is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. James D. practices law in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Best Lawyers has recognized James D. Kallstrom since 2011. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which James D. Kallstrom is held by other lawyers.
Clients trust Colony for advice in the financing, purchase, sale, and leasing of commercial real estate. Colony focuses her practice on the acquisition, ground-up development, financing, leasing, and disposition of commercial real estate projects across several asset classes, including multifamily, industrial, office, and mixed-use.
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