Lisa is a real estate attorney who knows the importance of understanding a client’s business.
With more than 25 years of experience in real estate, Lisa has handled hundreds of transactions across the country, both as outside counsel and as an in-house attorney for a major hotel chain and a nationally known developer of industrial property. During her tenure as in-house counsel, Lisa recognized, as a client herself, how essential it is for an attorney to have a deep understanding of the client’s priorities and strategic goals. This enables her to see the transaction from the client’s perspective, enhanced by objective legal acumen.
Lisa focuses her practice on the acquisition, development, financing, construction, leasing, management and disposition of property. She advises developers of a variety of property types—office, retail, hospitality, industrial—in all facets of complex real estate transactions. Lisa also works with developers to negotiate and manage relationships with private equity and to identify and secure economic development incentives. In addition, Lisa advises companies outside the real estate industry with property acquisitions and dispositions, and has significant experience with preparing and negotiating restaurant, office and retail leases for both landlords and tenants. Lisa excels at negotiation, with an emphasis on finding common ground and creative solutions to get to the closing table.