Thomas McDonald

Practice Areas

Real Estate, Business Organizations & Commercial Transactions, Construction Law, Public Private Partnerships

Career

Tom is a transactions lawyer focusing on real estate, construction, and corporate and commercial transactions.

With regard to real estate, Tom represents builders, developers, investors, owners, infrastructure groups, lenders, municipalities, golf course owners and operators, and others. His practice encompasses the acquisition, development, financing, lease and sale of residential, commercial, office, industrial, and agricultural properties throughout Arizona.

Tom also has significant experience with public-private transactions, development agreements, community facilities districts, utility agreements, and other infrastructure issues.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association Sections of Real Estate, Construction, and Corporate, Member

American Bar Association, Member

State Bar of Arizona Sections of Real Estate, Construction, and Corporate, Member

Maricopa County Bar Association, Member

State Bar Arizona Certified Real Estate Specialist

Valley Partnership Legislative Committee, Member

Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, Member

University of Michigan Ross Club of Phoenix, President

ASU Alliance for Construction Excellence – Public Private

Partnerships and Policy Committee Chair

Greater Phoenix Economic Council-Community Building Consortium (2010-2019)

Lambda Alpha International, Member

Experience

Court Admissions:

State Bar of Arizona

Publications:

Transaction Privilege Tax (coauthor), Commercial Executive (2016)

Arizona Corporate Practice (coauthor), Thomson Reuters

Arizona State Board of Real Estate Transactions Manual-First Edition, (contributing author)

Significant Representations:

Represented major homebuilders for more than 20 years, including helping several homebuilders open and grow Arizona divisions.

More than 20 years’ experience negotiating and preparing multi-developer and builder joint development agreements for onsite and offsite improvements, including regional road, regional drainage, wastewater treatment plants and water campuses.

Lead lawyer on acquisition and development of IRIS USA Western USA corporate headquarters, which includes a rail-served manufacturing, distribution and R&D facility.

Arizona State Land Department transactions, including one of the first utility scale solar leases and one of the first mixed-use and condominium leases.

Infill representation including public-private parking facilities.

Education

Awards