Real Estate & Privatisation

Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt P.C. maintains a large, full-service real estate practice with extensive experience in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, privatization, development, leasing, financing and construction. Our team of real estate attorneys represents public and private entities, as well as local and national organizations and agencies, including corporations, partnerships, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, operators and developers in the business of developing, owning, managing and operating real estate assets.

As a result of our expertise in the finance arena, the firm is well positioned to represent purchasers of commercial real estate in their negotiations with lenders providing acquisition and construction loan financing. We use our ability to understand the concerns of lenders to more effectively represent borrowers.

In addition, our team of real estate attorneys devotes a considerable amount of time negotiating commercial leases in office, retail and industrial transactions. Because our attorneys understand the business of real estate, our team of professionals are viewed by its client base as "value added" to the transaction.

As attorneys who are concerned with resolving issues efficiently while keeping in mind our client's business objectives, we are known in the industry as "deal makers" rather than "deal breakers." We focus on clarity and brevity in all of our documentation.

Real Estate Litigation

Finally, our team of real estate attorneys has extensive experience in real estate litigation matters such as condemnation actions, mortgage foreclosures, real property tax appeals and condominium association actions on behalf of public entities, corporations and individuals. We pride ourselves on providing quality, cost-effective solutions to our clients.

Representative Matters

$1.83B Lead Real Estate Counsel in connection with the privatization of the Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge, located in Chicago, Illinois. The Project consisted of the privatization of a public asset to a private consortium via a Concession Lease Agreement having a 99 year Term.

$563M Lead Real Estate Counsel in connection with the privatization of the 4 publicly held underground parking garage structures, located on Chicago's Michigan Avenue underneath Chicago's highly acclaimed Millennium Park.

Tenant's Counsel to cellular telephone franchisee in connection with the leasing of retail spaces for the purposes of the sale of cellular telephone services and equipment. Such commercial spaces are located in Illinois, Missouri and Indiana.

$40M Local Counsel to a Fortune 100 corporation in connection with the sale of a assets of a distribution center located in Rochelle, Illinois.

$25M Seller's Counsel to a Fortune 100 corporation in connection with the disposition of various manufacturing plants located in Memphis, Tennessee and Landover, Maryland.

$40M Lender's Counsel to major California based faith-based lending institution in connection with the financing of a 10,000 seat church facility located in Chicago, Illinois.

$60M Lender's Counsel to national bank in connection with the issuance of letter of credit facilities in connection with the construction of various facilities on behalf of various not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.