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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Real Estate

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Seyfarth’s Real Estate practice is unrivaled in its knowledge and experience in the industry.  As one of the five largest real estate practices in the U.S., our team of over 130 attorneys has helped clients close some of the largest, most notable transactions over the last several years, and is recognized for bringing creative structures to highly complex, sophisticated commercial real estate transactions, helping our clients maximize the value of each deal. 

With offices strategically located in key urban and real estate centers throughout the country - Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. - we offer clients a premier group capable of providing consistent and seamless service across our platform.
In addition, our global footprint means that we can assist our clients in real estate transactions all over the world.

Please visit our website for more information.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Massachusetts

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Seyfarth Shaw is well regarded for its handling of structured capital market transactions, with a particular focus on commercial mortgage-backed loans. The firm also handles traditional real estate transactions, including lease negotiations, and advises local and national clients such as developers, financial institutions and retailers. Frequently advising lenders on construction loans, Seyfarth Shaw harnesses its national platform to provide clients with extensive, multi-state real estate expertise.

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Work Highlights

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  • Seyfarth Shaw represented its client, Camber Development, in the $79 million recapitalization of Axis Park North, a six-building industrial R&D park totaling 450,000 square feet.

Strengths

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  • The team is always responsive to communications in a timely manner.

    Real Estate respondentUSA

  • Seyfarth Shaw delivers exceptional value for the level of service and sophistication.

    Real Estate respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Catherine Burns
    Catherine Burns

    Catherine Burns

    Catherine Burns's practice covers a range of real estate matters including joint ventures, acquisitions and financings.

    • Catherine is my absolute favorite to work with and she simplifies the complicated.

      Real Estate respondentUSA

    • Catherine Burns is great. She's very thorough and really thinks through problems.

      Real Estate respondentUSA

    • Catherine's insight and legal work have been major ingredients to the success of our business.

      Real Estate respondentUSA
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  • Michael Dowley
    Michael Dowley

    Michael Dowley

    Michael Dowley has experience working on real estate matters concerning acquisitions, dispositions, financing and joint venture formations, among other real estate-related matters.

    • Mike Dowley is wonderful and a very good practitioner.

      Real Estate respondentUSA

    • Mike manages a really diverse practice - he does it all, from lending to development to syndication transactions, all whilst managing a large team of lawyers.

      Real Estate respondentUSA

    • Mike Dowley is a really an excellent attorney. He's smart, goal-oriented and able to distinguish what's important for his client.

      Real Estate respondentUSA
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