About

Provided by Tucker Ellis LLP

The Tucker Ellis Real Estate Practice represents developers, lenders, investors, government entities, and others engaged in the real estate industry. The team is actively involved in the structuring of the basic transaction, involving general business, tax, and real property considerations and alternative methods of owning, financing, and operating various components of a real estate project. Client representation continues throughout the project's life, from acquisition to development and construction financing, equity infusion, construction, leasing and management, permanent financing, refinancing, and disposition.

The Tucker Ellis Zoning & Land Use Practice represents clients’ interests in zoning and land use matters, including zoning permitting, conditional use permits, nonconforming use permits, variances, zoning text amendments, map amendments, and eminent domain matters. The team has more than four decades of combined experience providing day-to-day counsel on these matters. Their extensive and in-depth experience in all aspects of zoning and land use law allows them to provide the highest level of analysis and strategy in addressing clients’ needs.



Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Ohio
4
Band 4
What the team is known for

Tucker Ellis houses a respected team with extensive experience assisting with the acquisition, development and financing of various properties. The firm is particularly skilled at assisting with the management of commercial real estate finance credit facilities. The team acts for a broad array of clients, including REITs, investors and developers. The team at Tucker Ellis is also adept at handling zoning matters.

Work Highlights

Provided by Tucker Ellis LLP
  • Tucker Ellis acted as counsel for S&T Bank on a revolving REIT credit facility, valued at $850 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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John Slagter
1
John Slagter
1
Band 1

John Slagter enjoys a strong reputation in the market due to his expertise in challenging zoning decisions and assisting with various land use matters.

"John is excellent to work with. He is very well respected within the municipalities we work in, as well as internally."

"John has tremendous experience in both zoning and litigation."

Keith Raker
3
Keith Raker
Head of Real Estate
3
Band 3

Keith Raker offers a comprehensive commercial real estate practice which incorporates transactional, development and leasing experience.

"Keith is an experienced and skilled attorney."

"He is very good at handling complex matters and handling deals."

"Keith is collaborative and creative. I welcome his presence in a transaction."

Chaz Weber
4
Chaz Weber
4
Band 4

Chaz Weber has a strong lender-side practice. He regularly advises banks on a range of secured transactions.

"Chaz is consistently my top choice for representation. He is in tune with market standards and provides solutions to get deals done quickly and efficiently."

"Chaz is a very smart and sophisticated problem solver. He always has his client's best interests in mind."

"Chaz is excellent to work with."

Ranked Lawyers at
Tucker Ellis LLP

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Ohio

Real Estate

Keith Raker
3
Keith Raker
Head of Real Estate
3
Band 3
Chaz Weber
4
Chaz Weber
4
Band 4
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

John Slagter
1
John Slagter
1
Band 1

Members

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Anthony Vacanti

Ashley Gault

Chaz Weber

Christina Suh

Danielle Easton

Grayson Sieg

Joseph Koncelik

Justin Eddy

Keith Raker

Keith Raker

Head of Department

Thomas Ostrowski

Industries

Provided by Tucker Ellis LLP

Banks

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Financial Services

Government

Health Care

Mining & Metals

Private Clients/Individuals

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Retail