Peter Ross

Peter Ross

Partner
About

Peter Ross' practice encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate with an emphasis on the representation of REITs, private equity funds, pension funds and other domestic and offshore institutional investors in joint ventures for the development and acquisition of office, multi-family, industrial, retail and hotel investments.

Peter’s experience includes the representation of clients in acquisitions and dispositions, construction, leasing, venture formations, permanent and construction financings, mezzanine financings and structured debt placements.  Peter also represents institutional investors and lenders in debt restructurings, workouts and bankruptcies in the real estate industry. 

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EXPERIENCE

Examples of Peter's experience include:

  • Represented a non-US institutional investor on the $1 billion recapitalization of a 1,100,000 office building, involving a crystallization of the developer promote, permanent financing of US$425 million, a sale of a 49% interest to a non-US investor using Section 892 tax treatment, and a restatement of the REIT and partnership documents governing ownership
  • Represented a non-US institutional investor in a joint venture for the acquisition and development of a 47-story, 1,000,000 square foot office tower in Texas. The engagement involved the negotiation of joint venture, REIT, development and management documents with the developer, closing on a US$318 million construction loan, negotiation of a 155,000 square foot lease with the developer
  • Representing a REIT in the development of a $1 billion mixed-use project in the Washington D.C. area slated to consist of 1700 residential units, 250,000 square feet of retail, 720,000 square feet of office and two hotels
  • Represented various institutional investors in workouts and restructurings throughout the United States
  • Represented a non-US institutional investor in the sale of five office buildings in Seattle, Washington for over $2.5 billion structured as the sale of single assets REITs
  • Represented a REIT in a programmatic joint venture for the acquisition, financing and development of core office and industrial properties throughout the United States
Education
  • J.D., Northwestern University School of Law 1986
    Order of the Coif
    cum laude
  • B.A., Yale University 1983

Awards

Legal 500 US recognizes Peter for his real estate practice, calling him a "notable individual."

Memberships And Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association

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