Brian E. Davis

• Recently closed a synthetic lease transaction for a Fortune 500 company and is currently advising on one or more additional transactions for the client.
• Represented a multinational chemical company in the development of a synthetic lease for construction project.  We were given the unique role, as lessee’s counsel, to be the principal drafter of the documentation.
• Represented a core property fund in a 50/50 investment in a signature office tower in Denver.
• Represented a private equity fund in a mezzanine and senior equity investment in a regional mall in Ft. Worth.
• Represented an insurance company in a investment in a portfolio of hotels.
• Represented a group of Thai investors in an investment in a luxury hotel brand.
• Represented a government pension fund in the acquisition of multi-family property Austin.
• Represented a Canadian firm in the acquisition of a signature mix-use property in the loop district of Chicago.
• Represented a private equity firm in acquisition and simultaneous sale-leaseback of theater portfolio.
• Represented private equity firms in the acquisition and financing of $665 million in face value of distressed debt.
• Represented an operator in $400 million build-to-suit program for the development of distribution facilities throughout North America.
• Represented a private equity firm in the development and financing of a 1,000 room hotel and a 500 room hotel and accompanying golf course in Orlando, Florida.
• Represented a private equity firm in the $625 million acquisition of eight hotels.
• Represented a private equity firm in $250 million sale-leaseback of 186 bowling centers in conjunction with acquisition of business.
• Represented a private equity firm in $175 million sale-leaseback of 65 restaurants in conjunction with acquisition of business.
• Represented a private equity firm in $1 billion leveraged acquisition of department store chain and contemporaneous sale-leaseback of real estate portfolio.
• Represented a private-equity firm in sale-leaseback of ski resort business.
• Represent an operator in $400 million build-to-suit program for the development of distribution facilities throughout North America.
• Represented a publicly-traded client in $200 million in various sale-leaseback transactions of industrial warehouse and distribution centers.
• Represented an operator in $150 million leverage lease of corporate headquarters.
• Represented various clients in more than $200 million in synthetic lease transactions.
• Represented a theater operator in restructuring of $100 million leverage lease facility in connection with Chapter 11 reorganization.
• Represented a pension fund in formation and investment in joint venture for the development of multifamily apartment residence communities.
• Represented a pension fund in joint venture and securitized financing for industrial property portfolio.
• Represented a publicly-traded REIT in joint venture for the development of various industrial parks in Wisconsin and Illinois.
• Represented a publicly-traded REIT in formation of joint venture for development of industrial campus.
• Represented a hotel operator in joint venture in the development of a hotel condominium and residential condominium project in Southeast Florida.
• Represented a hotel operator in acquisition of a brand of extended-stay hotels.
• Represented a developer in development of DePaul University dorms.
• Represented a theater operator in portfolio sale of theaters in Louisiana and Mississippi.
• Represented an airline in successful recharacterization, settlement and discharge of over $1 billion in principal amount of special facility bonds.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
Order of the Coif

Ball State University, BUPD, cum laude

• Illinois
• Pennsylvania
• Texas

• Urban Land Institute, Advisory Board Member of the Chicago Chapter
• CoreNet Global
• Adjunct Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2010-Current
• Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 2008-2009