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Practice Department Manager: Real Estate, Environmental, and Estate Planning Practice Groups.
Since 1994, has represented a major Tier I Automotive Supplier and its related companies in significant real estate projects and transactions throughout the United States.
Leads a team of attorneys handling national real estate matters for one of Detroit's Big 3.
Representing a developer in a multi-million dollar charter school project in Arizona.
Counsel to the Detroit Opera House through its financing, renovation, re-opening and mixed-use parking garage project.
Counsel to one of the largest owners of thoroughbred horse racetracks in North America on numerous projects.
Counsel to a $6 billion REIT in the leasing, acquisition, development and sale of its 4 million square foot real estate portfolio in Southeast Michigan.
Counsel to a real estate investment and development company in its acquisition of an upscale shopping center in Hawaii and other significant acquisitions throughout the U.S.
Counsel to a real estate investment company in the sale of 2 shopping centers in Lansing.
Represented a company in a $100 million sale leaseback transaction in North Carolina involving 9 facilities.
Counsel to a developer in a $70 million infill residential project in Washington D.C.
Represented a developer in a mobile home and organic farming project in Louisiana for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Has extensive experience representing large corporations, developers, real estate private equity firms and real estate investment companies in the acquisition, development, leasing, financing, construction and disposition of office, retail, industrial, mixed-use and entertainment projects throughout the U.S.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
The Athena Group
The Bouma Corporation
Borders Group, Inc.
Carillon Assisted Living
Chrysler LLC
Hart Realty Advisers
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Liberty Property Trust
Magna International Inc. and subsidiaries
Magna Entertainment Corp.
MI Developments Inc.
Seligman Western Enterprises
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Commercial Transactions
Construction
Real Estate
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chambers USA, named as one of the "Leaders in Michigan" 2008-2009
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
State Bar of Michigan,California, Detroit,Oakland
Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, National Investment Committee, 1997-2000
Michigan Women's Foundation, Grants Distribution Committee (1996-2000) and Fund Development Committee (2000-2002)
Commercial Real Estate Women - Detroit, 2002-2005, Board Member and Secretary
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Real Estate Committee (2005-2008)
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, B.A. 1987
Northwestern University School of Law, J.D. 1991
Arlyn Miner Legal Writing Book Award
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