Real Estate/Corporate Transactions & Securities

Jim is a partner in the Real Estate group, chair of the firm’s Real Estate Capital Markets practice and the former partner-in-charge of the firm’s Cleveland office. He represents real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate equity funds both transactionally and in evaluating internal structures to maximize value. He also focuses on structuring partnerships, joint ventures and LLCs; commercial real estate financing; shopping center development and construction; gaming and casino-related projects; and acquisitions and divestitures of resort and other lodging properties. A frequent lecturer, Jim is a member of the board of governors of Ohio’s Real Property Bar.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1984, Case Western Reserve Law Review, editor in chief, 1983 to 1984; Order of the Coif Bowdoin College, A.B., 1981, cum laude