Marc S. Joseph

Marc Joseph is a partner in the Real Estate & Finance Practice Group and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He is also a CPA. He has more than 30 years of experience in real estate, finance, and corporate law, and focuses on complex real estate matters, including joint ventures and partnership agreements involving preferred returns, buy-sells and control issues; bankruptcy-related real estate and lease acquisitions, retail, office and industrial leases with national tenants, purchases and dispositions involving tax structuring, earnouts and master leases; and financings, representing both lender and borrower, involving loan documentation, workouts, restructuring, participations, tri-party agreements and convertible mortgages.

Some of Marc’s recent engagements have included:

• Structuring and drafting of numerous joint venture agreements, leasing agreements and management agreements related to joint ventures between a major owner of shopping centers around the country and various real estate funds valued between $250 million and $1 billion
• Representing four different clients in connection with the acquisition and financing of four multi-family apartment complexes in Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Highwood and Madison, ranging from 126-282 units
• Leasing, development and sale of numerous Mervyns department stores and Albertson’s grocery stores throughout the country
• Leasing to various national retailers (Office Depot, Urban Outfitters and Annie Sez) for a new development on State Street in Chicago
• Development, equity infusion and debt restructuring of an approximately $110 million retail/apartment project in Hollywood, California
• Acquisition, leasing, development and sale of 230 Service Merchandise locations in 25 states
• Retail and office leasing of One Mag Mile, a prominent retail, office and condominium project on Michigan Avenue in Chicago