Philip G Skinner

Practice Areas

Phil is a partner in the Real Estate practice, co-chair of the Office industry team, and a member of the Industrial & Warehouse/Distribution and Global Commerce industry teams.

Phil focuses his practice on the representation of owners, developers, investors, landlords, and tenants in the acquisition, joint venture, development, financing, and leasing of all types of commercial real estate, with a particular focus on office and industrial leasing, joint venture formation, representation of foreign investors, cross-border transactions, and on the development, financing, and leasing of mixed-use projects, office, and industrial buildings. Such work also includes the negotiation of build-to-suit leases and headquarters leases; the negotiation of joint venture documentation between developers and investors; the representation of developers on complex multi-property assemblage transactions; and the preparation and negotiation of complex declarations of protective covenants, operating agreements, and reciprocal easement agreements.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association, Section of Cross-Border Real Estate, Officer and Former President; Section of Real Estate, Planning Committee for the 2009-23 Annual Meetings and 2009-23 Real Estate Seminars

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)

Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Legal Counsel to Forms Committee, 1992-present; First Non-Realtor Officer of ACBR

Publications

Phil is a frequent author and lecturer on topics including office and industrial lease negotiations, legal and business issues in mixed-use projects, joint venture formation, cross-border real estate transactions, the negotiation of brokerage and commission agreements, the negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, and commercial real estate industry trends, among other topics.

Education