North America - United States • Real estate
Dentons
Dentons fields a large real estate practice that is well-versed on its handling of domestic and cross-border acquisitions, sales, financings, and tax credit transactions, representing number of banks, life insurance companies, and debt funds, among other groups. The practice is headed out of Chicago-based attorney Linda White who has experience spanning transactions, financings and workouts through to leasing and property management. In particular, she is also known for her broad sector and asset class experience, evidenced by her advising of Blackstone owned Willis Tower on a number of renovations and lease negotiations. Todd Stennes is another key name, highlighted for his advising of developers and investors on acquisitions, joint ventures, and financings ranging self-storage to multifamily.
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‘We enjoy working with Dentons for their professionalism, deep industry knowledge, collaboration and high-touch communication. They are easy to work with as communication is seamless and timely and their advice is critical to navigating complicated transactions and situations.’
‘Jonathan Kaden is a highly valued adviser at our organization. He is our top pick for complicated transactions and everything in between because of his thoughtful, comprehensive approach. He thinks of and considers all of the issues and then helps us understand what would be best for the situation and our organization. Given the work that we do, attention to timing and budgets are paramount and working with Jonathan ensures that we are optimizing both as he brings a wealth of perspective and experience. He is incredibly responsive and a pleasure to work with. Can’t recommend him highly enough.’
Key clients
- The Blackstone Group
- VanTrust Real Estate, LLC
- Sterling Bay Company
- Heitman Capital Management
- Landmark Properties, Inc.
- Midland Loan Services, a division of PNC Bank, National Association
- US Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC)
- Lincoln Property Company
- Gelber Group
- Metro Storage LLC
- Moran and Company
- Credit Suisse (n/k/a Atlas SP Partners, L.P.) and Citibank
Work highlights
- Advised Blackstone on the renovation of Willis Tower, including the addition of the more than 300,000 square feet of previously unused first floor and outdoor plaza level space.
- Represent Landmark Properties and its affiliates as its primary real estate counsel in connection with a wide variety of real estate matters throughout the US.
- Represented Credit Suisse and Citibank as lenders on a US$2 billion financing facility in connection with the acquisition and take-private of STORE Capital Corporation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Linda White