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Butzel Long

Real Estate

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Real Estate - Michigan

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Butzel Long has a well-established real estate practice with notable experience advising on commercial leasing. The group also advises on an array of acquisitions and financings. It is well versed in zoning mandates as well as real estate tax issues.

Strengths

Timelines are clearly defined, articulated and achieved by the Butzel Long team.

The Butzel Long team is sophisticated and can handle transactions of any size or scope.

Butzel Long has done extremely well handling complex matters daily.

Butzel Long is a strong leader with diverse talents and a deep bench.

Butzel Long is a very diverse firm, very well placed and with extremely good talent.

Work Highlights

Butzel Long continued to represent Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in the development of a new seven story, 100,000-square-foot facility.

Notable practitioners
David W Hipp

David Hipp is a highly experienced figure who remains an integral part of Butzel Long's real estate practice. He has considerable expertise in real estate financing and further advises on leasing and acquisitions.


Thomas Kabel

Thomas Kabel advises on all aspects of real estate finance and development. He frequently represents educational and healthcare establishments in high-value real estate transactions and is also an experienced counsel to banks and other lenders.

Tom is a valued and trusted partner. His intelligence and skill have been a critical part of many successes for our organization.

Thomas Kabel is a very good lawyer.

Thomas Kabel is excellent to work with. He's very professional and knowledgeable.


Ashley Aldea

Ashley Aldea is noted for her adept handling of transactions and real estate matters, with experience in acquisitions, financings and leasings.

Ashley is amazing to work with. She is very professional and knowledgeable.

I would give Ashley 10's all around.

Ashley Aldea is not hesitant to solve problems.

Ashley Aldea is very insightful, delightful to work with, very detail oriented and has good instincts and skills. She brings a lot of institutional and industry knowledge.

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