David Meyer

Real Estate Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Leasing

• Counsel for the purchaser of two mixed-use office towers in Minneapolis, MN containing over 1,000,000 square feet of office space.
• Counsel for asset managers in connection with lease and license agreements, property management agreements, financing, listing agreements, easements, and corporate matters for industrial and office properties throughout the country.
• Counsel for landlords and tenants in office, industrial, and retail leasing transactions.
• Counsel for developers in all aspects of real estate development including acquisitions, due diligence, construction, financing, leasing, and dispositions.
• Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, option contracts, management contracts (including hotel management agreements), licenses, easements, restrictive covenants, construction contracts, and contracts for deed.
• Representing an owner in the sale of a hotel and restaurant for $10 million including assignments and terminations of various franchise agreements for both the hotel and conjoining restaurant.
• Advising landlords and tenants in drafting and negotiating office, retail, and warehouse leases, subleases, lease amendments, tenant estoppel certificates, assumption agreements, and subordination, nondisturbance, and attornment agreements.
• Counsel for a national bank in its lease negotiation for nearly 500,000 square feet of office space as part of a consolidation of multiple offices.
• Advising property owners and lenders in connection title reviews, surveys, and other due diligence in connection with financing transactions, acquisitions, and dispositions.
• Advising property owners in connection with zoning and land-use matters, boundary disputes, and other title issues.

Financing and Workouts

• Counsel for a developer in connection with a $261 million construction loan from a syndicate of lenders for a 37-story mixed use tower in Minneapolis consisting of office space, retail space, a 5-star hotel, and condominium units.
• Counsel for multi-family housing developer in connection with construction and permanent financing transactions.
• Counsel for a developer in connection with a $51.5 million construction loan from a major financial institution to a joint venture constructing two office and warehouse buildings in Colorado totaling more than 800,000 square feet.
• Counsel for multiple local and national banks and other lenders, including representation of a life insurance company on several multi-million dollar loans secured by office, industrial, residential, and retail properties throughout the country.
• Representing a developer in securing a $6.75 million loan for the development of a senior cooperative facility. The loan was cured by the borrower's interest in subscription agreements for the sale of membership interests in the cooperative.
• Representing a developer in connection with $44 million construction loan for the development of multiple industrial buildings in Colorado.
• Serving as local counsel for a national real estate investment trust in connection with a $250 million financing transaction secured by properties in multiple states.
• Representing a national bank in a $30 million real estate financing transaction secured by properties in multiple states.
• Serving as lead counsel for a national retailer in connection with a $35 million revolving credit facility.
• Serving as lead counsel for a national retailer in connection with a $30 million refinancing transaction secured by properties in multiple states.
• Representing national and local lenders in restructuring loans in excess of $400 million, including negotiating and drafting forbearance agreements, deed-in-lieu transactions, and other commercial workout agreements.
• Representing national and local lenders in negotiating and drafting all types of loan documents including participation agreements, intercreditor agreements, and subordination agreements, and assisting in all areas of due diligence.