Brad V. Ritter

Acadia Realty Trust in the acquisition of 840 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Acadia Realty Trust in the acquisition of over $100 million of retail assets in Chicago.
Citibank, N.A. in the $65 million construction loan for the development of Harper Court in Hyde Park, Chicago.
Medline in the sale of Michael Reese Hospital to the City of Chicago for use as the Olympic Village as part of Chicago''s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic games.
Bain Capital LLC in the acquisition of Toys “R” Us for $7.4 billion.
Bain Capital LLC in the acquisition of Burlington Coat Factory for $7 billion.
Boise Cascade Corporation in the $1.65 billion sale of timberlands to Forest Capital Partners.
Code, Hennessy and Simmons LLC in the acquisition of 400 bowling centers from AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc. for $750 million.
Conseco Inc. in connection with the $700 million refinancing and the $1.4 billion sale of the General Motors Building in New York City.
Packaging Corporation of America, Inc. in the acquisition and sale of over 1 million acres of timberlands and certain other real estate assets for an amount in excess of $2.2 billion.
CenterPoint Properties Trust in the formation of the Chicago Manufacturing Campus, LLC in a joint venture to develop an automotive supply campus in Chicago.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. in the $600 million purchase of the Aladdin Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, out of bankruptcy.
TransHealthcare, Inc. in the sale and leaseback of approximately 50 health care facilities for over $50 million.

“Overseas Investment,” Wuhan University Press, Co-Author
June 2014
“How to Minimize Risks in Leasehold Mortgage Financing,” Law360, Co-Author
January 2014
“The Debt Stack: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession,” Paul Hastings, Author
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
“Illinois Supreme Court Addresses Distributions of Mortgage Foreclosure Proceeds,” CBA Rec. 58, Author March,
2011
“LEEDing the Way in Green Development: The Chicago Standard,” CBA Rec. 54, Author
November 2010
“Distressed Real Estate Update: Practical and Legal Issues,” Part 2 of 2, Paul Hastings, Author
June 2010
“Distressed Real Estate Update: Practical and Legal Issues,” Part 1 of 2, Paul Hastings, Author
May 2010
“Troubled Real Estate in Troubled Times,” and “Has Real Estate Gone Green and Other Questions of Our Time?” Super CLE, University of Minnesota, Author
March 2009
“Assignment of Voting Rights in Intercreditor Agreements,” The ACREL Papers, Co-Author
2007
“‘Opting In’ to Article 8 and Other Mezzanine Financing Best Practices,” The ACREL Papers, Co-Author
2007
“Title Insurance: an Introduction,” “Using the Bankruptcy Code as a Leveraging Device in Acquiring, Selling or Repositioning Distressed Real Estate,” and “Pre-Petition Issues: A Few Things to Consider Before Filing,” Super CLE, University of Minnesota, Author
March 2006

Adjunct Professor of Law
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Member
Dean’s Advisory Panel, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Member
Board of Directors, Off the Street Club

Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association, Co-Speaker
April 2015
“Real Estate Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States,” 2014 Overseas Investment in China Development Business Conference, Wuhan, China, Speaker and Co-Author
June 2014

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“Overseas Investment,” Wuhan University Press, Co-Author

“How to Minimize Risks in Leasehold Mortgage Financing,” Law360, Co-Author

“The Debt Stack: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession,” Paul Hastings, Author

“Illinois Supreme Court Addresses Distributions of Mortgage Foreclosure Proceeds,” CBA Rec. 58, Author March,

“LEEDing the Way in Green Development: The Chicago Standard,” CBA Rec. 54, Author

“Distressed Real Estate Update: Practical and Legal Issues,” Part 2 of 2, Paul Hastings, Author

“Distressed Real Estate Update: Practical and Legal Issues,” Part 1 of 2, Paul Hastings, Author

“Troubled Real Estate in Troubled Times,” and “Has Real Estate Gone Green and Other Questions of Our Time?” Super CLE, University of Minnesota, Author

“Assignment of Voting Rights in Intercreditor Agreements,” The ACREL Papers, Co-Author

“‘Opting In’ to Article 8 and Other Mezzanine Financing Best Practices,” The ACREL Papers, Co-Author

“Title Insurance: an Introduction,” “Using the Bankruptcy Code as a Leveraging Device in Acquiring, Selling or Repositioning Distressed Real Estate,” and “Pre-Petition Issues: A Few Things to Consider Before Filing,” Super CLE, University of Minnesota, Author

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