Harry E Wigner Jr

Career

“I’m interested in ‘win-win’ endings for clients and their deals,” said Harry E. Wigner, Jr. “And I bring 43-plus years of experience seeking such endings to each matter I handle.” Clients cite Harry for his versatility, experience and institutional knowledge of them and their organizations, reassured by how he’s helped guide them through a variety of business deals and matters to help them achieve their goals.

Harry Wigner is a versatile corporate lawyer with more than 43 years of experience guiding clients ranging from large corporations to closely held family businesses through a variety of transactions involving the sale, purchase, leasing or financing of companies, real estate or other property. He is an attorney in Lathrop GPM’s Real Estate group. Harry describes himself as “cross-trained” on legal and business matters – to help clients save time and money and make the process more efficient.

“My approach and experience allow for a seamless process in deals, and it’s more cost-effective for the client,” Harry said. “I can also help clients spot an issue before it impacts their business.”

Harry has been instrumental in a variety of complex and sophisticated deals throughout his career, including a 100+ acre high-end, multibuilding office park, a medical center campus, a 100+ acre mega-church campus, high-end residential developments, and a 600+ acre mixed-use development. Harry works across numerous industries including:

Banks

Commercial, industrial and large-scale residential developers

Health care providers

International software installers

Manufacturers and retailers

Nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations

Religious institutions

Universities

Harry also enjoys focusing on clients’ long-term goals, not just the deal in front of him. “It’s important to listen to the client – including asking questions to be sure I understand all their issues and goals – and then counseling them on how to go about achieving those goals,” he said.

With extensive experience in real estate development and corporate matters, Harry advises clients on:

Antitrust and trade regulation

Development and incentives

Loan documentation, workouts and foreclosures

Land use and zoning

Negotiating financing, construction, leases, loans and sale agreements

Negotiating state and local government incentive packages

Sales, exchanges and leases

Harry’s experience serving on planning commissions and development boards provides clients with insights to help navigate them through the deal process. And because of Harry’s experience and 360-degree approach, he helps clients navigate uncertainty and anticipate potential pitfalls. He also provides strategies to help leverage opportunities and avoid common mistakes.

Experience

Assisted a Kansas chartered company that owns annuity/insurance company subsidiaries in issuing various debt instruments in excess of $1 billion.

Currently working on helping a university foundation create, finance and enter into ground leases for a business/research park next to the university campus.

Assisted a university foundation acquire a golf practice facility and a multisport venue for track, softball, soccer, tennis and other sports for the university's student athletes)

Assisted a university foundation in creating entities in which it is an equity investor along with others which ground leases tracts and is constructing apartment complexes to serve the university personnel and students.

Formed and advised a non-profit entity which administers scholarships awarded to minorities.

Practice Areas

Corporate & Business

Real Estate & Development

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Development & Incentives

Land Use

Sales, Exchanges & Leases