Branden Gross

Practice Areas

Branden Gross is a commercial real estate partner. In his real estate practice, Branden assists real estate developers and expanding companies with land uses in Kentucky and the region, handling all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including retail, office, industrial and commercial leasing, financings and loan transactions, complex real estate developments (including mixed-use, office, industrial, retail and multi-family), land use and entitlements, and title examinations, insurance policies and endorsements. He works extensively with companies on a variety of real estate transactions throughout the Ohio Valley. Such representation includes office, industrial, retail, multifamily, residential and mixed-use developments. Branden regularly negotiates leases with national tenants. Within Fayette County, Kentucky, Branden represents a number of developers with zoning and development issues before the Planning Commission. Kentucky is an attorney-agent state, and he is an authorized agent for First American Title Insurance Company.

Branden also assists companies with real estate litigation. Such representation includes quiet title, condemnation, title insurance defense, commercial evictions and other actions related to real estate in Kentucky.

Many closely-held-companies do not have in-house counsel and with Branden's comprehensive experience, he is able to act as their "external general counsel" assisting them with legal and strategy issues from their start-up through exit or succession planning. Branden also assists companies with mergers and acquisitions in Kentucky and the region.

Branden represents a variety of local banks and other lending institutions on loan transactions throughout Kentucky in connection with construction, interim and permanent financing. In addition, he has extensive experience with loan servicers, financial institutions and banks on loan workouts, assumptions, foreclosures, receiverships, modifications, and commercial litigation.

Professional Memberships

LFUCG Board of Adjustments (Planning), Member 2015-present, Chair 2018-2020

Fayette County Board of Assessment Appeals (Tax Board), 2015-2017

Commercial Property Association of Lexington, 2013-present; former President, former Vice President, and current Board of Directors

Kentucky Land Title Association, Co-Chair Legislative Chair and Board of Directors, 2013-present

Leadership Lexington, Class of 2011-2012

Fayette County Bar Association, 2002-present

Kentucky Bar Association, 2002-present

CCIM, Kentucky Chapter, Affiliate

Personal

Leadership Lexington Alumni Association, 2012-present

Picadome Elementary PTA, 2012-present

Southland Association, 2010-present

University of Kentucky Alumni Association, 2002-present

Education