Real Estate
USA Guide 2024 : Wisconsin
Band 2
Contact number
414 271 6560About
Provided by Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Successful real estate projects and transactions demand close attention to business, financial, and legal elements. Michael Best’s Wisconsin Real Estate team applies our deep experience in finance, construction, environmental, and real estate law to help clients reach their goals — on time and budget.
Our Wisconsin team represent local, regional, and national clients in every segment of the real estate industry, including owners, developers, contractors, brokers, lenders, architects, and tenants, as well as nonprofit, public sector, and educational clients.
Our clients’ projects span a wide variety of asset classes and industry sectors, including many large-scale developments and transactions and we have experience in every aspect of this complex field, including:
- Project development and financing
- Real estate acquisitions and sales
- Procuring entitlements, permits, and approvals
- Environmental regulation and permitting
- Public-private partnerships and government relations
- Construction contracting and litigation
- Leasing and subleasing of commercial space
- Real estate litigation and ADR
- Distressed real estate transactions, workouts, and restructurings
Whether a client is considering buying, financing, or developing a real estate project, we provide comprehensive counsel from start to finish. We work with clients to proactively identify opportunities; structure transactions and financing; negotiate agreements; and get projects sited, permitted, built, and occupied.
Chambers Review
The Michael Best & Friedrich LLP team offers clients robust knowledge of real estate, with an emphasis on financing and acquisitions. The firm exhibits prowess in low-income housing tax credits, tax incremental financing, PACE financing, and construction loans. The team also has strength in portfolio management, as well as sale-leaseback and other leasing deals. The lawyers are at ease working for public and private developers in a range of sectors, including healthcare, leisure and retail.
Work Highlights
- Michael Best & Friedrich LLP advised national logistics real estate developer Dermody Properties on the $214 million development of an industrial park.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I will always find a qualified attorney within the Michael Best firm. They have been very helpful in all aspects I need."
"They truly appear to be experts in their field."
"I will always find a qualified attorney within the Michael Best firm. They have been very helpful in all aspects I need."
"They truly appear to be experts in their field."
Notable Practitioners
Bret Roge is a distinguished lawyer with knowledge across a range of real estate sectors, including financing and acquisition. He is adroit at working with both public and private developers.
"It is great working with Bret. His demeanor is excellent. He is calm, relaxed and very reassuring. His expert knowledge brings significant legal value to the discussions."
Nancy Leary Haggerty is just as well versed in advising private companies on property development and acquisitions as she is in advising municipalities on rezoning and utility agreements. She is also experienced in assisting with tax incremental financing.
"Nancy is a true professional and has an incredible legal and business mind."
Kevin Martin is held in particularly high esteem for his expertise in tax incentive financing matters, as part of a broad commercial real estate practice which features notable strength in transactional matters.
"Kevin is an incredible asset to me. He always reminds me what I need to be tracking and stays on top of important issues."
"Kevin is remarkably sophisticated while at the same time remaining practical and efficient."
Michael Green is active in advising clients on real estate development projects and transactional matters.
"He provides great legal advice across many disciplines and provides the leadership, management and resources we need to deliver results across our diverse legal needs."
"Mike's strategic approach is unmatched."
Michelle Wagner Ebben offers wide-ranging skills in transactional, financing, development and zoning matters.
"She is extremely dedicated to clients."
Ranked Lawyers at
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Wisconsin
Members
Provided by Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Brent Stork
Christopher Schreiber
John Finerty, Jr.
Jonathan Luljak
Kevin Martin
Lauren Triebenbach
Head of Department
Paul Jonas
Roy Wagner
Samantha Olexa
Thomas Gartner