Michael J Ostermeyer

Practice Areas

Michael Ostermeyer has 30 years of experience advising clients in the commercial real estate space. A strategic, results-oriented advocate who combines formal business training with considerable depth in corporate portfolios and public real estate projects, he is known for his ability to provide practical solutions that reflect an understanding of the business landscape and stand the test of time. He is Practice Leader of the firm's Corporate Real Estate Group.

Mike represents national, regional, and governmental owners and investors of real property in three areas:

Guiding public development and public infrastructure projects

Advising corporate, commercial, industrial, and institutional clients—and others who own real estate as an operating asset—on portfolio management, including restructuring and disposition in distress situations

Developing commercial, institutional, and industrial real estate

Day to day, Mike oversees the handling of significant real estate assets, including multisite portfolios. He has substantial experience with merger and acquisitions and balance sheet transactions, and has handled significant developed and undeveloped assets in the context of large retail bankruptcies. He also regularly advises clients on the real estate aspects of municipal and tribal law, as well as on acquisition, disposition, and financing of ground lease interests.

Mike also has deep experience advising investors, developers, and government clients engaged in public development and infrastructure projects, including public-private partnerships for healthcare facilities, arts and entertainment projects, sports and convention facilities, and schools.

Career

Admissions:

Wisconsin

Illinois

Arizona

Tennessee (Inactive)

United States Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Professional Memberships

American College of Real Estate Lawyers

American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

Student Writing Competition, Chair, 2011-present

Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal, Acquisitions Editor, 2009-2014

Standing Committee on Publications, 2004-2006, 2008-2009, 2014-present

Section Advisory Board, 2005-2008

Property Preservation Task Force, 2004-2009

Committee on Economics, Technology and Practice Methods, Chair, 2001-2005

CoreNet Global

The Practical Real Estate Lawyer Journal, American Law Institute, Editorial Board, 2004-2010

National Alliance of Public Charter Schools

National Association of Charter School Authorizers

Milwaukee County Pension Board, 2004-2007