Gary’s long-term regional relationships add value for developers, investors and national business entities.
Gary brings decades of experience to clients’ legal needs in acquisition, leasing, zoning, land use, planning, condemnation issues and related litigation. Relationships forged over many years with scores of city attorneys, engineers and local government board members in dozens of municipalities across the region are a testament to Gary’s ability to collaborate and streamline project approvals on behalf of clients.
Representing numerous large companies and their franchisees, he secures conditional-use permits and rezoning from county or municipal governments. In addition, Gary advises regional banks and developers in all aspects of retail, housing and office developments, including site acquisition, leasing, land-use permits, tax-increment financing and other incentives.
He has written extensively on such topics as redevelopment, tax abatement, tax increment financing and development incentives. Gary also is an adjunct professor at Washington University School of Law, where he teaches Commercial Real Estate Practice, Negotiations and Drafting.