Baker Botts L.L.P.

Real Estate

Special Counsel

Jeff Wutzke represents owners, sponsors and investors in commercial real estate projects across the United States. This work covers all aspects of the acquisition, development, operations and disposition cycle, including formation of joint ventures and TICs, negotiation of secured and debt and equity investments, and negotiation of management agreements, CC&Rs, development agreements and ancillary documentation. Subject properties range the gamut from agricultural production to industrial, multi-family, senior housing, first-class office, and major retail centers. Mr. Wutzke has also represented clients in the project finance sector, including with respect to wind and geothermal facilities and gas-fired power plants.

Mr. Wutzke has more than 20 years of experience focusing on complex real estate investment transactions, joint ventures, and structured finance and lending matters. He has represented sponsors, equity investors, lenders, participant banks, borrowers, and guarantors in a variety of loan and finance transactions including CMBS and Fannie Mae loans, mezzanine and participatory structures, short-term unsecured financings, and formation of joint ventures and TICs.

State Bar of California

Massachusetts Bar

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law 1998

M.S., Wildlife Resource Science, University of California at Berkeley 1993

B.A., History, Dartmouth College 1988