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Douglas J Lubelchek

Douglas J Lubelchek

USA 2026

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USA

Practice Areas

Doug is of counsel in the firm’s Real Estate practice group. He manages complex real estate and financing transactions concerning properties throughout the country for a diverse group of clients, including developers, publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITS), private real estate investment funds, joint ventures and financial institutions. Doug handles transactions involving multifamily apartment projects, office buildings, shopping centers, industrial sites, hotels, government facilities, and mixed-use projects.

He also develops and implements ongoing transaction strategies for the acquisition, sale, management and leasing of his client’s real estate portfolios. He has extensive experience handling transactions at different levels of sophistication – from transactions involving single assets to multistate portfolio transactions involving dozens of properties. Doug excels at assembling the perfect team to coordinate the numerous parties and components necessary to close the deal in the most efficient manner without sacrificing the quality of the work or advice given to the client.

Doug’s clients value his practical dealmaker approach to real estate transactions and ability to evaluate and understand the many business considerations and details that are often missed in complex real estate transactions. His background in accounting enables him to master the financial considerations of every transaction and provide valuable counsel on not only legal matters but also economic issues.

Career

Of Counsel; Real Estate Practice Group.

Personal

University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1987) with honors; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1984) with highest honors

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate - Illinois

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Douglas Lubelchek represents financial institutions and investors in transactional real estate matters. He is particularly active on acquisitions and dispositions of residential and mixed-use properties.

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Illinois

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