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Gregory E. Spitzer

Partner, Real Estate

gregoryspitzer@paulhastings.com

Gregory E. Spitzer is a partner in the Real Estate practice at Paul Hastings' Chicago office. He represents public and private companies and private equity firms in connection with acquisition, disposition and financing transactions. Gregory’s practice includes all aspects of commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing, financing and restructuring matters. Gregory has a particular focus in the areas of real estate restructurings and structured leasing transactions, including synthetic leasing, sale-leaseback and leverage lease transactions.

REPRESENTATIONS de

Leasing Transactions:
  • Salesforce as tenant in its multi-floor anchor tenant lease of the Salesforce Tower in Chicago.

  • Brookfield Properties as tenant for its full-floor office lease in the to-be-constructed Bank of America building in Chicago.

RECOGNITION de

  • Illinois Real Estate

    Chambers USA

  • Leading Partner, Real Estate

    Legal 500

PUBLICATIONS de

  • “Court Rules Force Majeure Clause Reduces Tenant’s Rent by 75% Due to COVID-19,” ABA Real Property Trust and Estate E-Report, Co-Author

    2020

  • “FASB Issues New Lease Accounting Standards,” Stay Current Client Alert, Co-Author

    MARCH 22, 2016

ASSOCIATIONS de

  • Adjunct Professor of Law

    Real Estate Transactions Seminar, University of Minnesota (1998

  • Guest Lecturer

    Northwestern University School of Law

PAST ENGAGEMENTS de

  • Private Equity Leaseback Strategies – Markets Group Private Equity US Spring Forum, Panel Discussion, Moderator
    May 2021
  • “Real Estate Financial Markets,” University of Illinois Rho Epsilon, Speaker
    APRIL 18, 2018