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Nancy M Olson

Nancy M Olson

USA 2026

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About

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USA

Practice Areas

Co-Head of Skadden's Real Estate Group. Active in all areas of the firm’s real estate practice. Advises on joint venture transactions, private equity investments, financings, portfolio and single-asset acquisitions and dispositions, real property M&A, real estate fund formation and investments, leasing, distressed asset workouts and reorganizations, and real property development. Counsels clients on REIT formation, structuring and related transactions. Represents both lenders and borrowers in connection with her real estate finance practice. Advises clients with respect to secured and unsecured loans, lines of credit and construction loan facilities, including for REITs and other clients that own and lease real properties in every space. Extensive experience advising sellers, buyers and investors in joint venture arrangements and private equity investments with respect to all real estate spaces, including data centers, industrial/logistics properties, net leased assets, mixed-use, multi-family and single-family rentals, senior housing, office properties, hotels and resorts, and shopping centers located inside and outside the United States, and related debt structuring transactions.

Personal

JD, Loyola University School of Law, 1996; BA, Northwestern University, 1993.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate - Illinois

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Nancy Olson is noted for her experience in representing private equity funds, developers and sovereign wealth funds in real estate development and financing.

Strengths

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  • Nancy's combination of sharp negotiation skills, strong work ethic and approachable personality makes her an invaluable partner in any transaction.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA
  • Nancy Olson is extremely thoughtful, accessible and she can take something complex and make it quite simple.

    Real EstateChambers Guide to the USA

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California

California: Los Angeles & Surrounds

California: Northern

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

California: Southern

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