Your leasing transactions are often national in scope. You’re dealing with tight time constraints, multiple parties, and sophisticated issues. The lawyers in Alston & Bird’s commercial real estate leasing practice offer creative solutions. We are “dealmakers” not “issue-winners.” We focus on providing the most efficient counsel possible to keep your leasing deal moving forward.
Our team represents a wide range of clients in leasing deals across the country. On the landlord side, we advise developers, pension funds, insurance companies, retailers, property managers, REITs, and other private and public companies; and on the tenant side, we represent all types of space users from accounting firms and law firms to companies in the high-tech arena.
We are experienced in representing parties such as landlords and tenants, sublandlords and subtenants, and assignors and assignees. Our team practices in all real estate arenas, including retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use. Alston & Bird represents one of the nation’s largest privately held developers in all of its industrial leasing on a national basis. We have represented one of the Big Four accounting firms for more than 20 years in its major office leases across the country. We draft and negotiate all types of leases, including space leases, master leases, credit leases, ground leases, subleases, build-to-suit leases, and synthetic leases.
At Alston & Bird, leasing is a core concentration, not merely an adjunct to other real estate disciplines. Our leasing team combines legal experience with business acumen in a flexible way that best serves your needs. We make it our priority to protect your interests while ensuring that your deal closes on time and on budget.
Leasing
We know that leasing deals are an important part of your business and a major budget item. While many law firms consider leasing ancillary work, we consider it an important part of our practice and have a dedicated leasing team. We listen to you carefully and work to protect your interests, without losing sight of the fact that you need to get your deal done quickly and in a cost-efficient manner.
- Representing a Hines/Cousins joint venture in the leasing of its new office towers at the Avalon mixed-use project north of Atlanta (including the anchor tenant lease with Microsoft).
- Represented Synovus in the negotiation of its new Atlanta office building in the Cumberland/Galleria submarket.
- Handling major office lease transactions for a multinational professional services network across the United States (over 20-year relationship).
- Represent IDI in connection with all of its warehouse/distribution leases nationwide (over 20-year relationship).
- Represent Prudential Real Estate Investors in office and retail leasing matters across the Southeast.
- Represent the owner of 1075 Peachtree in Atlanta in connection with major office leases with PWC, Boston Consulting and Seyfarth Shaw.
- Represented Invesco in connection with its corporate headquarters lease in Atlanta.
- Represented a major law firm in connection with all of its leases in Florida.
- Currently representing one of the top-five U.S. money center banks in all of the lease negotiations in connection with its program to sell and lease back major trophy office towers across the United States.
- Recently represented a major Atlanta law firm in connection with its headquarters lease.
- Currently handling a Los Angeles-based law firm headquarters lease.
- Represented the owner of an Atlanta trophy office tower in the negotiation of a major, anchor tenant lease with a top-five U.S. money center bank.
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Press Release August 15, 2024Alston & Bird Expands Recognitions and Honors in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers and Ones to WatchThe number of Alston & Bird attorneys recognized and honored by Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch has grown in key markets around the world. Notably, the 244 Alston & Bird attorneys recognized by the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® includes 26 first-time honorees; ten of the firm’s U.S. offices and 67 practice areas are represented.Press Release August 15, 2024Alston & Bird Expands Recognitions and Honors in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers and Ones to WatchThe number of Alston & Bird attorneys recognized and honored by Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch has grown in key markets around the world. Notably, the 244 Alston & Bird attorneys recognized by the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® includes 26 first-time honorees; ten of the firm’s U.S. offices and 67 practice areas are represented.
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Press Release July 9, 2024Alston & Bird Adds Three Lateral Partners to Bolster Corporate, Health Care, and Real Estate Practices from New Offices in Chicago and Century CityAlston & Bird has strengthened its Corporate, Health Care, and Real Estate practices with the addition of three new partners. Dave Zampa, who focuses on complex M&A transactions, health care, and life sciences, and Erin Felchner, who concentrates on real estate finance, will join the firm’s new Chicago office. In addition, Brielle Cuskelly, who handles real estate and real estate finance matters, will reside in the firm’s new Century City office.Press Release July 9, 2024Alston & Bird Adds Three Lateral Partners to Bolster Corporate, Health Care, and Real Estate Practices from New Offices in Chicago and Century CityAlston & Bird has strengthened its Corporate, Health Care, and Real Estate practices with the addition of three new partners. Dave Zampa, who focuses on complex M&A transactions, health care, and life sciences, and Erin Felchner, who concentrates on real estate finance, will join the firm’s new Chicago office. In addition, Brielle Cuskelly, who handles real estate and real estate finance matters, will reside in the firm’s new Century City office.
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Press Release August 17, 2023Alston & Bird Earns Broad Recognition in 2024 Best Lawyers and Ones to WatchThe 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 227 Alston & Bird attorneys selected by their peers, spanning the firm’s 10 U.S. offices and representing 67 practice areas. Thirty of these attorneys received this honor for the first time.Press Release August 17, 2023Alston & Bird Earns Broad Recognition in 2024 Best Lawyers and Ones to WatchThe 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 227 Alston & Bird attorneys selected by their peers, spanning the firm’s 10 U.S. offices and representing 67 practice areas. Thirty of these attorneys received this honor for the first time.
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In the News January 20, 2023New York Law Journal | Cahill Adds Corporate Partner; King & Spalding Hires Global Investigations PartnerGene Caiola is mentioned as a new real estate, finance, and investment attorney in the firm’s New York office.In the News January 20, 2023New York Law Journal | Cahill Adds Corporate Partner; King & Spalding Hires Global Investigations PartnerGene Caiola is mentioned as a new real estate, finance, and investment attorney in the firm’s New York office.
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In the News January 11, 2023The Daily Report | Alston and Kilpatrick Take Lawyers from One AnotherEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are profiled as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices, and Lauren Scarantino, Stephen Peterson, Eric Wise, and Matthew Kelsey are also noted for joining the firm.In the News January 11, 2023The Daily Report | Alston and Kilpatrick Take Lawyers from One AnotherEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are profiled as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices, and Lauren Scarantino, Stephen Peterson, Eric Wise, and Matthew Kelsey are also noted for joining the firm.
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In the News January 9, 2023Bloomberg Law | Wake Up CallEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are noted as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.In the News January 9, 2023Bloomberg Law | Wake Up CallEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are noted as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.
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In the News January 9, 2023Reuters | The Daily DocketEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are mentioned as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.In the News January 9, 2023Reuters | The Daily DocketEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are mentioned as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.
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Press Release January 6, 2023Alston & Bird Strengthens and Expands Real Estate Finance & Investment Group by Adding Partners in Atlanta and New YorkAlston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its Real Estate Finance & Investment Group with the addition of partners Eric Berardi in Atlanta and Gene Caiola in New York. Both partners advise clients on structuring and documentation of the entire capital stack for commercial real estate projects nationwide.Press Release January 6, 2023Alston & Bird Strengthens and Expands Real Estate Finance & Investment Group by Adding Partners in Atlanta and New YorkAlston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its Real Estate Finance & Investment Group with the addition of partners Eric Berardi in Atlanta and Gene Caiola in New York. Both partners advise clients on structuring and documentation of the entire capital stack for commercial real estate projects nationwide.
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In the News January 6, 2023Commercial Mortgage Alert | The GrapevineEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are featured as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.In the News January 6, 2023Commercial Mortgage Alert | The GrapevineEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are featured as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.
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In the News January 6, 2023Law360 | Ex-Kilpatrick Real Estate Attys Jump to Alston & BirdEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are featured as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.In the News January 6, 2023Law360 | Ex-Kilpatrick Real Estate Attys Jump to Alston & BirdEric Berardi and Gene Caiola are featured as new real estate, finance, and investment attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta and New York offices.
Highlights
Alston & Bird Adds Three Lateral Partners to Bolster Corporate, Health Care, and Real Estate Practices from New Offices in Chicago and Century City
Alston & Bird has strengthened its Corporate, Health Care, and Real Estate practices with the addition of three new partners. Dave Zampa, who focuses on complex M&A transactions, health care, and life sciences, and Erin Felchner, who concentrates on real estate finance, will join the firm’s new Chicago office. In addition, Brielle Cuskelly, who handles real estate and real estate finance matters, will reside in the firm’s new Century City office.