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Jones Day

Real Estate

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Real Estate - Illinois

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Jones Day has a strong real estate team drawing on its international presence to offer clients expertise in a variety of transactional matters including deals involving private equity, joint ventures and leases. It is adept at handling multifamily housing matters for a range of domestic and multinational clients. The firm is further able to handle complex real estate issues arising from infrastructure projects.
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Work Highlights

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  • Jones Day advised Verizon Communications in a prepaid lease transaction with Vertical Bridge REIT across all 50 states and Washington, D.C for a total value of approximately $3.3 billion.

Strengths

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  • Jones Day have a business mindset, they look at the issues in the deal while also figuring out how to get the deal done.

    Real Estate respondentUSA

  • They are efficient, business oriented, commercially minded and the team at Jones Day have a deep knowledge of the industry.

    Real Estate respondentUSA

  • Jones Day are very detailed oriented and review documents thoroughly.

    Real Estate respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Brian L Sedlak
    Brian L Sedlak

    Brian L Sedlak

    Brian Sedlak co-leads the firm's global real estate practice. He handles a full range of real estate transactions for a client base that includes professional sports teams and universities.

    • Brian Sedlak is a wealth of knowledge and experience

      Real Estate respondentUSA
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  • David E. Woods
    David E. Woods

    David E. Woods

    David Woods is regularly sought out for his expertise in real estate financing and refinancing matters, with clients including banks and real estate investors.

    • David provides reliability and certainty of execution.

      Real Estate respondentUSA
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  • Michael J Austin
    Michael J Austin

    Michael J Austin

    Michael Austin assists clients with a range of matters including real estate fund formation, acquisitions and financing.

    • Michael Austin is very business minded, practical and does a good job of packaging feedback.

      Real Estate respondentUSA

    • Mike brings a zen-like calm to the most stressful and volatile situations.

      Real Estate respondentUSA
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  • Trisha Mowbray
    Trisha Mowbray

    Trisha Mowbray

    Trisha Mowbray is best known for her ability to counsel private equity sponsors and their funds on real estate matters.

    • Trisha Mowbray is a font of market knowledge and creative expertise.

      Real Estate respondentUSA
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