Wade Budge

Practice Areas

Wade Budge is a land use and real estate lawyer with significant experience advising developers and owners in all aspects of real estate development. He has negotiated entitlements for master planned communities, industrials projects, retail centers, office buildings, subdivisions and mountain resorts throughout Utah. He represents clients in the use, acquisition and disposition of real estate projects throughout the western United States. Wade has advised developers in obtaining public incentives and using public finance tools, including tax increment financing, to facilitate new and redevelopment projects and regularly advises clients with government relations matters involving state and local governments. Wade has negotiated public-private partnerships with dozens of local governments and with every one of the state's principal development agencies, including the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority and the Military Installation Development Authority.

Career

•Negotiated the acquisition of the largest Utah master-planned community that is located on 4,000+ acres.

•Led the team to acquire a 250-acre site and establish a partnership to develop a mixed-use community along Utah Lake shore.

•Represented seller on $40,000,000 transaction to sell 1,300+ acres of undeveloped open land located between two ski areas and three resorts for year-round use.

Professional Memberships

•Urban Land Institute

•Utah Land Use Institute