Partner

Paul E. Meyer

Fund Formation & Investment Management, Hospitality & Leisure, Distressed Real Estate

"He is extremely thoughtful, very sophisticated and can handle the most complex transactions." "An invaluable business adviser." "He's knowledgeable, responsive, and has a business-minded approach."

Paul Meyer focuses “on the key issues” and is “highly cost-effective because he identifies risks before they occur.”

Chambers USA

Overview

Paul Meyer is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Real Estate group, is one of the co-chairs of the Real Estate group’s cross border practice and former head of the Chicago Real Estate practice. In his more than 35 years of practice, Paul has obtained substantial experience in virtually every aspect of the real estate industry. Paul’s widely diversified practice includes the representation of real estate investors and developers in all types of domestic and international equity and debt real estate transactions, including complex tax structured joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions and financing involving office buildings, apartment complexes, retail centers, industrial and logistics facilities, hotels, storage facilities, condominiums, medical office buildings and assisted-living facilities as well as senior loans, construction loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments.  In recent years his practice has focused on cross border investments that utilize complex tax structures. Paul’s clients include US and non-US insurance companies, US and non-US fund sponsors, pension funds advisors, REITs, institutional investors, developers, asset managers and other capital providers.

Education

  • Creighton University, BA, magna cum laude
  • University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, cum laude
    University of Notre Dame Law Review

Admissions

  • Illinois

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Executive Board Member, AFIRE (Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate), and General Counsel
  • Editorial Board Member, AFIRE Summit Journal
  • Board Member, The Foundation Board of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Building Owners and Managers Association
  • Urban Land Institute
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