Harold B. Pomerantz is a member of the firm’s Real Estate practice group and is the immediate past chair of the firm's Real Estate practice group. He has concentrated his practice in the area of complex commercial real estate transactions for over 25 years, including acquisitions and dispositions of various types of real estate assets; commercial financing; syndications; partnership and joint ventures; development, operations, and management; and commercial leasing transactions. His clients include international manufacturing and consumer product and service corporations, national real estate development companies, national and international retailers and franchisors, retail, office, and industrial landlords and tenants, real estate investment trusts, shopping center developers, and real estate advisory groups.

Mr. Pomerantz is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and serves on the advisory board of Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Commercial Institute and on the advisory board of the Business Owners and Managers Association.

He has received a number of prestigious recognitions. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by the respected English research firm Chambers & Partners, has cited him as one of America's leading lawyers in real estate in every year since 2003, the first year they began ranking business lawyers in the US, and in 2007 commented that he consistently "garnered glowing praise from satisfied clients." He is a Leading Lawyer in Illinois. He has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer in Real Estate in every year since 2005, as the result of research projects conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Chicago magazines; and he was selected to be included in the 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America for real estate law. He has also been recognized in the International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers in every edition since 2002. Martindale-Hubbell rates him AV, the highest rating available.

Mr. Pomerantz lectures frequently on commercial real estate issues to both bar associations and real estate industry trade groups.

REGISTRATIES

• Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Lidmaatschap

• American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, Advisory Board
• Business Owners and Managers Association

Publicaties

• "Leaders see improvement ahead, market conditions may brighten during second half of 2003," Midwest Real Estate News (February 2003)

Seminars

Mr. Pomerantz is a regular speaker and panelist at industry conferences, in particular those of the International Council of Shopping Centers. Among the events he has taken part in are:

• Panelist, “Chains of Love? Ownership Seeks to Rekindle Passions as the Retailers Eyes Wander,” Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, Washington, D.C. (March 2006)
• Speaker, “Selected Issues in REAs,” International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona (October 2005)
• Speaker, "The Interplay of Radius Restrictions and Executive Use Clauses in Shopping Center Leases," International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, Hollywood, Florida (October 2004)
• Speaker, "Use, Exclusive and Radius Clause Issues" panel, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, Palm Desert, California (October 2003)
• Speaker, 14th Annual Symposia of the Section of Real Property, Probate & Trust Law (RPPT), American Bar Association, New York, New York (April 2003)
• Speaker, "Legal Issues Affecting Retailers" panel, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, Boca Raton, Florida (October 2002)
• Speaker, "The Landlord and Tenant Perspective on CAM, Gross Sales, and Utility Charges" panel, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, Orlando, Florida (October 2000)
• Speaker, "Radius Restrictions" panel, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona (October 1999)