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Experience:
Alvin Katz has a widely diversified practice, representing real estate investors and developers in joint ventures and partnerships, acquisitions and dispositions of real property, debt, and equity financings, and management and leasing transactions. Chambers USA (2007) called him a "smart and sophisticated attorney who absolutely deserves his top-tier ranking," reflecting earlier editions that used descriptions such as "outstanding" (2006), "diverse experience," and "focuses on the higher value joint venture elements of real estate transactions." Legal 500 says that Alvin "comes up very frequently" among the real estate lawyers clients mention most, and quotes clients who describe him as "'a really big name in the market,'" and "'outstanding as good as it gets.'" He has also been selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, Leading Lawyers in Illinois and Illinois Super Lawyers.
During his 30 years of practice, Alvin has been involved in virtually every aspect of the real estate industry. In recent years his practice has focused on representing clients that provide equity capital for real estate transactions. His clients include opportunity funds, investment advisors, public and private pension funds and real estate investment trusts. Alvin's representative clients include The Carlyle Group, MacFarlane Partners LLC, Grosvenor Investment Management US, Inc., and ORIX Real Estate Capital, Inc. In recognition of his accomplishments in real estate law, he has been selected for membership in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Before joining Mayer Brown in 1990, Alvin practiced law in Chicago with two other notable firms.
Education:
Stanford Law School, JD, 1977, The University of Michigan, BA, with high distinction and honors in economics, 1974; Dean's List, James Burrill Angel Award for Superior Academic Achievement. | 