PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

Practice Department Manager: Real Estate, Environmental, and Energy & Sustainability Practice Groups.

Since 1994, has represented a major Tier I Automotive Supplier and its related companies in significant real estate projects and transactions throughout the United States.

Leads a team of attorneys handling national real estate matters for one of Detroit's Big 3.

Representing a developer in a multi-million dollar charter school project in Arizona.

Counsel to the Detroit Opera House through its financing, renovation, re-opening and mixed-use parking garage project.

Counsel to one of the largest owners of thoroughbred horse racetracks in North America on numerous projects.

Counsel to a $6 billion REIT in the leasing, acquisition, development and sale of its 4 million square foot real estate portfolio in Southeast Michigan.

Counsel to a real estate investment and development company in its acquisition of an upscale shopping center in Hawaii and other significant acquisitions throughout the U.S.

Counsel to a real estate investment company in the sale of 2 shopping centers in Lansing.

Represented a company in a $100 million sale leaseback transaction in North Carolina involving 9 facilities.

Counsel to a developer in a $70 million infill residential project in Washington D.C.

Represented a developer in a mobile home and organic farming project in Louisiana for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Has extensive experience representing large corporations, developers, real estate private equity firms and real estate investment companies in the acquisition, development, leasing, financing, construction and disposition of office, retail, industrial, mixed-use and entertainment projects throughout the U.S.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

• The Athena Group
• The Bouma Corporation
• Borders Group, Inc.
• Carillon Assisted Living
• Chrysler LLC
• Hart Realty Advisers
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
• Liberty Property Trust
• Magna International Inc. and subsidiaries
• Magna Entertainment Corp.
• MI Developments Inc.
• Seligman Western Enterprises

AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS

• Commercial Transactions
• Construction
• Real Estate

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Chambers USA, named as one of the "Leaders in Michigan" 2008-2009

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• State Bar of Michigan,California, Detroit,Oakland
• Michigan Land Title Standards Committee, Elected Member (2009-2010)
• Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, National Investment Committee, 1997-2000
• Michigan Women's Foundation, Grants Distribution Committee (1996-2000) and Fund Development Committee (2000-2002)
• Commercial Real Estate Women - Detroit, 2002-2005, Board Member and Secretary
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Real Estate Committee (2005-2008)

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, B.A. 1987

Northwestern University School of Law, J.D. 1991

• Arlyn Miner Legal Writing Book Award