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Overview
Brad Ritter is a partner in the Real Estate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Ritter has significant experience representing public and private, equity fund, venture capital, private equity, REIT, individual and other clients in connection with all aspects of complex commercial transactions. He has led the negotiation and drafting of documentation with respect to the formation of joint ventures, like-kind exchanges, sale-leaseback transactions, financings, and the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties. He also focuses his practice on commercial leasing.
Additionally, Mr. Ritter has represented numerous bankrupt debtors in the sale and refinancing of real estate assets, purchasers in the acquisition of real estate assets from bankrupt debtors, and various lenders in the restructuring and refinancing of debt secured with real estate assets held by bankrupt debtors.
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1991
- Northwestern University, B.A., 1988
Representations
- Acadia Realty Trust in the acquisition of 840 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
- Acadia Realty Trust in the acquisition of over $100,000,000 of retail assets in Chicago, Illinois
- Citibank, N.A. in the $65,000,000 construction loan for the development of Harper Court in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois
- 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 $750,000,000
- Conseco Inc. in connection with the $700,000,000 refinancing and the $1,400,000,000 sale of the General Motors Building in New York City
- Packaging Corporation of America, Inc. in the acquisition and sale of over 1,000,000 acres of timberlands and certain other real estate assets for an amount in excess of $2,200,000,000
- 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 $600,000,000 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 $50,000,000
News
- Paul Hastings Advises Pactiv Evergreen Inc. in Closing of $6.7 Billion Combination With Novolex - April 1st, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises 908 Devices in Sale of Bioprocessing PAT Device Portfolio to Repligen Corporation - March 4th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises York Private Equity on Investment in Soccer Post - February 20th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises M33 Growth in Its Investment in SwiftComply - February 3rd, 2025
- Paul Hastings M&A and Global Finance Groups Advise on Multibillion-Dollar Deals - December 11th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Pactiv Evergreen Inc. in Its $6.7 Billion Combination with Novolex - December 9th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised May River Capital in its Acquisition of Cashco - November 14th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised The Riverside Company in Sale of PFB Holdco, Inc. Plasti-Fab Segment to Carlisle Companies Incorporated - October 21st, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised EVO Transportation in West Side Transport Acquisition - September 27th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Marubeni Corporation on Strategic Investment in Wheels, Partnering with Apollo Funds - July 29th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised H.I.G. Capital in Acquisition of Penhall Company - December 22nd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Lead Arrangers on $250 Million Financing for Battery Storage Facilities with First-of-a-Kind Hybrid Battery Storage & Gas-Fired Offtake Arrangements - November 22nd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Lenders on $779 Million Project Financing for Double Black Diamond Solar Project - August 10th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised SD Biosensor and SJL Partners in Acquisition of Meridian Bioscience - February 6th, 2023
- Moove Acquires PetroChoice from Golden Gate Capital - May 23rd, 2022
Engagement & Publications
- Co-Speaker, Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association, April, 2015
- Speaker, 2014 Overseas Investment in China Development Business Conference, June, 2014, Wuhan, China, Co-Author, "Real Estate Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States."
- Co-Author, "Overseas Investment," Wuhan University Press, June, 2014
- Co-Author, "How to Minimize Risks in Leasehold Mortgage Financing", Law360, January, 2014
- Speaker, ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, October, 2013, San Diego, California, "Commercial Ground Leases: Creating Long-Term Value"
- "The Debt Stack: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession," Paul Hastings September 13, 2012
- Guest Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Architecture — A Guide for Architects Working with Attorneys, October, 2011
- Author, "LEEDing the Way in Green Development: THE CHICAGO STANDARD," CBA Rec. 54, November, 2010
- "Distressed Real Estate Update: Practical and Legal Issues," Part 2 of 2, Paul Hastings June, 2010
- "Distressed Real Estate Update: Practical and Legal Issues," Part 1 of 2, Paul Hastings May, 2010
- Author, "Illinois Supreme Court Addresses Distributions of Mortgage Foreclosure Proceeds", CBA Rec. 58, March, 2011Co-Author, "Assignment of Voting Rights in Intercreditor Agreements," The ACREL Papers, Fall, 2007
- Panelist, Northwestern Law School, Real Estate Panel, November 5, 2009
- "Troubled Real Estate in Troubled Times," "Has Real Estate Gone Green and Other Questions of Our Time?" March, 2009 Super CLE, University of Minnesota
- Co-Author, "Assignment of Voting Rights in Intercreditor Agreements," The ACREL Papers, Fall, 2007
- Co-Author, "‘Opting In’ to Article 8 and Other Mezzanine Financing Best Practices," The ACREL Papers, Fall, 2007
- "Title Insurance: an Introduction," "Using the Bankruptcy Code as a Leveraging Device in Acquiring, Selling or Repositioning Distressed Real Estate," "Pre-Petition Issues: A Few Things to Consider Before Filing," March, 2006 Super CLE, University of Minnesota
Involvement
- 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