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In up markets and down economies, real estate remains an essential asset for businesses of all sizes and in all industries. To help maximize the return on these assets and reduce potential risks, individuals and businesses require legal counsel with a significant body of experience on all sides of real estate transactions and financings.

The real estate group at McGuireWoods handles matters across the United States and abroad, and represents real estate investors, developers and financial institutions, as well Fortune 100 corporations and other businesses for which real estate is a major concern. In particular, we represent tenants, landlords, lenders, syndicators, brokers, entrepreneurs, buyers, sellers, and individual and institutional investors on all sides of real estate transactions, including the acquisition, financing, planning, zoning, construction, leasing and sale of real estate.

Clients and peers alike recognize McGuireWoods and our individual lawyers as among the top practitioners in the field. In editorials summarizing interviews with clients across the country, Chambers USA describes our partners as “very exceptional,” “totally dedicated,” and focused on “looking for solutions to problems.” In its annual list “Best Law Firms,” U.S. News & World Report includes McGuireWoods as a National Tier 1 firm in “Land Use & Zoning Law” and among the top national and local firms in “Real Estate Law.” The publication’s “Best Lawyer” list also includes a number of McGuireWoods lawyers.

In addition to advising clients on traditional real estate matters, financings and dispute resolution, we have developed particular areas of concentration in homeowners associations and condominium law, transactions and leases involving retail tenants and landlords, specialty leasing and leasing litigation, management of multistate portfolio transactions, acquisition and disposition of multifamily housing assets, representation of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and joint ventures, and distressed real estate and workouts.

We work closely with lawyers from other firm practice areas (including corporate, finance, environmental law and tax) to ensure that client real estate matters are handled in a manner consistent with client-specific business objectives and in compliance with all relevant federal and state regulations.

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John T. Grieb Partner T: +1 404 443 5717
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Real estate franchisor

Represented franchisor in dispute involving claims for breach of contract and infringement.
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Real estate partnerships

Represent two office warehouses seeking to recovery from their property insurer more than $15 million in losses resulting from Hurricane Ike. Settled prior to trial.
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Independent, publicly owned communications company

Served as special corporate and real estate counsel to an independent, publicly owned communications company in the sale of 63 daily and weekly newspapers along with digital assets and commercial printing businesses
Case Study

Twenty-eight apartment communities refinanced

McGuireWoods teams in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, with local counsel assistance in Nevada, closed the refinance of 28 apartment communities in those four states for affiliated borrowers. The aggregate loan amounts approximated $400 million.

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One of the largest wireless communications services providers in the United States

Represented one of the largest wireless communications services providers in the United States in over 7,500 transactions from 2008 through 2011.
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Real Estate Giant

Representation of a real estate giant in connection with the refinancing of a campus style office park located within 42 acres of property consisting of 18 separate low-rise office buildings and 2,188 surface parking spaces.
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Real estate trust

Representation of a real estate trust as the owner/ground lessor in a highly complex and contentious termination of a ninety-nine year ground lease with approximately 47 years remaining on the term.
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Industrial Real Estate Developer

Representation of an industrial real estate developer in connection with the partial redevelopment and leasing of a large parcel in Virginia. The facility consist of a 385,000 square foot warehouse
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Private equity fund

Representation of private equity fund in the acquisition of two landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) facilities from the investment vehicles managed by another fund. The facilities are located in California and Rhode Island and have an existing generating capacity of 26.0 MW.
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Luxury shopping center

Representation of luxury shopping center in connection with refinancing. The shopping center is among the largest shopping malls in California and encompasses over 2.8 million square feet. The family-owned center has over 250 high-end retailers and generates annual revenue over $1 billion.
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BVT closes $130 million portfolio sale

McGuireWoods recently represented BVT Institutional Investments in the sale of 10 shopping centers located in Florida, Texas and Georgia. The $130 million transaction was one of the country's largest retail real estate transactions of 2011 and marks the conclusion of McGuireWoods' representation of BVT in connection with its U.S. Retail Income Fund VIII portfolio.

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Fortune 500 chemical manufacturer

Representation of a Fortune 500 chemical manufacturer in an asset sale of methanol and ammonia plants for approximately $26 million.
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Pennterra: Middlesex Township, Pennsylvania

McGuireWoods has been part of the zoning team, and has drafted the Development Agreement and property owner association documents for this project, as well as key transactions documents.
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New Town: Williamsburg, Virginia

McGuireWoods has assisted in the drafting of the property association documents for the town center.  McGuireWoods designed the arrangements for centralized parking managed by the association.
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Edenton, North Carolina

McGuireWoods has assisted in the purchase and initial planning and permitting of this project.
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Noisette: North Charleston, South Carolina

McGuireWoods has assisted in developing the masterplan and utility strategy for this project and surrounding area.
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Burns Harbor, Indiana

McGuireWoods has assisted in developing the masterplan for this New Urban project, and has prepared the homeowners association documents.
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Cape Charles Sustainable Technology Park: Cape Charles, Virginia

McGuireWoods represented the joint City and County IDA in resolving land use issues and developing a unique set of regulations for a new sustainable technology park (imposed through Covenants & Restrictions).
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East Bay: Callaway, Florida

McGuireWoods has assisted in the initial planning, permitting and proposed zoning revisions for this project.
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Haymount: Caroline County, Virginia.

Haymount was one of the first New Urban projects proposed in the United States, and in 1988, the first in Virginia.  McGuireWoods handled all of the land use and environmental planning for this project.  
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Scott E Adams Scott E. Adams
Associate 		1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1800
Tysons Corner, VA 22102-4215
T: +1 703 712 5461
F: +1 703 712 5278
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Ashley Allen Ashley K. Allen
Asst. VP, Grassroots Issue Management
McGuireWoods Consulting LLC 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 1918
F: +1 804 775 1061
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Hubert André-Dumont Hubert André-Dumont
Partner 		rue des Colonies 56 - box 3
1000 Brussels
Belgium
T: +32 2 629 42 60
F: +32 2 629 42 22
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Lisa A Atty Lisa A. Atty
Partner 		1800 Century Park East
8th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-1501
T: +1 310 315 8264
F: +1 310 956 3164
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Josiah A Bancroft Josiah A. Bancroft
Associate 		Promenade
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30309-3534
T: +1 404 443 5749
F: +1 404 443 5688
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Thomas Becket Thomas L. Becket
Partner 		1800 Century Park East
8th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-1501
T: +1 310 315 8220
F: +1 310 956 3120
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Robert E Bittner Robert E. Bittner
Partner 		EQT Plaza
625 Liberty Avenue
23rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3142
T: +1 412 667 7926
F: +1 412 667 7965
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Isaac Bordon Isaac Bordon
Associate 		11 Pilgrim Street
London EC4V 6RN
United Kingdom
T: +44 20 7632 1718
F: +44 20 7632 1638
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Robert G Brinkley Robert G. Brinkley
Partner 		201 North Tryon Street
Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202-2146
T: +1 704 343 2272
F: +1 704 353 6221
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C. Todd Burbank C. Todd Burbank
Partner 		201 North Tryon Street
Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202-2146
T: +1 704 343 2203
F: +1 704 444 8728
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Thomas E Cabaniss Thomas E. Cabaniss
Partner 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 4733
F: +1 804 775 1061
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Lindsey Chase Lindsey D. Chase
Counsel 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 1056
F: +1 804 698 2028
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Lianne E Childress Lianne E. Childress
Associate 		1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1800
Tysons Corner, VA 22102-4215
T: +1 703 712 5375
F: +1 703 712 5219
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Stacia A Christman Stacia A. Christman
Counsel 		EQT Plaza
625 Liberty Avenue
23rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3142
T: +1 412 667 7938
F: +1 412 667 7950
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John V Cogbill III John V. Cogbill III
Partner 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 4383
F: +1 804 698 2031
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Sarah H Cohn Sarah H. Cohn
Associate 		1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1800
Tysons Corner, VA 22102-4215
T: +1 703 712 5421
F: +1 703 712 5183
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Samantha Dunkle Connelly Samantha Dunkle Connelly
Land Use Planner 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 1104
F: +1 804 775 1061
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Pol Cools Pol Cools
Associate 		rue des Colonies 56 - box 3
1000 Brussels
Belgium
T: +32 2 629 42 16
F: +32 2 629 42 22
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Katie B Cumbus Katie B. Cumbus
Associate 		201 North Tryon Street
Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202-2146
T: +1 704 343 2208
F: +1 704 805 5020
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Dorothea W Dickerman Dorothea W. Dickerman
Partner 		1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1800
Tysons Corner, VA 22102-4215

2001 K Street N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-1040
T: +1 703 712 5387
F: +1 703 712 5242
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Tricia Dunlap Tricia A. Dunlap
Attorney 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 1453
F: +1 804 698 2065
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Mary Lindsay Evans Mary Lindsay Evans
Associate 		201 North Tryon Street
Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202-2146
T: +1 704 343 2277
F: +1 704 444 8882
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Matthew D Fender Matthew D. Fender
Associate 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 1076
F: +1 804 698 2209
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Carson Lee Fifer Jr. Carson Lee Fifer Jr.
Retired Partner 		1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1800
Tysons Corner, VA 22102-4215
T: +1 703 712 5343
F: +1 703 712 5223
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Gloria L Freye Gloria L. Freye
Partner 		One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
T: +1 804 775 1152
F: +1 804 698 2055
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Brussels REALTY 2013

McGuireWoods Exhibit

May 28-30, 2013
Brussels
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