About

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Miller Canfield’s real estate practice is one of the most respected real estate practices in the country, best known for:

General Real Estate and Real Estate Financing. We serve clients in Michigan and across the United States in their real estate related legal needs, from land acquisition, title and environmental issues, zoning, financing, construction, leasing, property management, disposition and everything in between. Our team also has expertise in economic development incentives, REIT transactions, and real estate finance matters, including portfolio and securitized loans, troubled loans, commercial workouts and foreclosures.

Corporate Real Estate. We serve corporate clients on a local and national level in the renewable energy, automotive, banking, and real estate industries, handling a broad range of real estate transactions.

Construction and Development. We represent owners, architects and contractors in all aspects of construction including site selection, negotiation of agreements, construction administration and dispute resolution.

Energy. We assist clients with real estate components of large-scale energy and energy infrastructure projects, including wind park development, interstate pipeline projects and transmission system projects.

Economic Development Incentives. We find innovative and effective ways to help clients in financing projects, including the use of tax incentives, new market tax credits, the EB-5 program, and public/private partnerships.

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What the Team is Known For

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone has a distinguished real estate practice with solid transactional experience, particularly in relation to financing and REIT matters. The law firm is well known for its deep bench and experienced practitioners. The team routinely assists with major infrastructure projects for energy, automotive and construction clients. It is adept at handling economic development work and assists with construction matters as well as real estate acquisitions throughout the USA.

Work Highlights

  • Miller Canfield served as lead counsel to John Ball Zoo in connection with the planning and funding of a potential $400 million development of a state-of-the-art aquarium to be constructed in Grand Rapids.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Stephen G Palms
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Stephen G Palms
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Senior Statespeople
Stephen Palms has deep-seated expertise in real estate and construction. He continues to assist with financings and acquisitions, as well as zoning and land use, acting for an impressive list of lenders and developers.

Stephen Palms is a very accomplished lawyer. He's got a lot of experience.

Joseph M Fazio
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Joseph M Fazio
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Band 2
Joseph Fazio is very active in all aspects of real estate matters, including acquisitions and purchase agreements. He has significant experience in financing mandates.
Brian Holt
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Brian Holt
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Band 3

Brian Holt excels in the representation of a wide range of clients in large-scale development projects, as well as financings and other transactions. He leads the real estate group at Miller Canfield.

He's even-headed and thorough. Nothing gets him rattled.

Ranked Lawyers at
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

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Stephen G Palms
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Stephen G Palms
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Senior Statespeople
Joseph M Fazio
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Joseph M Fazio
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Band 2
Brian Holt
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Brian Holt
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Band 3

Members

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Alexander Clark

Brian Holt

Head of Department

Eric Stein

Grant Williams

Karen Boore

Nancy Valentine

Reshma Sambare

Scott Lesser

Clients

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Associated Bank

Balfour Pacific Capital

Bank of America

City Office REIT Inc.

Comerica Bank

Continental Tire the Americas

DTE Energy

Fifth Third Bank

Horizon Global Corporation

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Olympia Development

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

SRG Global, Inc.

Siemens Corporation

Village Green Holdings, Inc.

Industries

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Aerospace and Defense

Automotive

Banking

Charities/Nonprofits

Construction

Energy

Financial Services

Government

Healthcare

Real Estate

Real Estate Services

Retail

Transportation

Utilities