Thomas F. Brett II

Tom chairs the Real Estate Group and concentrates his practice in planning, structuring, and implementing real estate and business transactions with special emphasis on tax planning for these matters. Tom has broad experience in a wide variety of real estate and commercial transactions representing buyers and sellers of properties, lenders, landlords, tenants, developers, syndicators, and investors. His practice includes extensive work with partnerships, joint ventures, and limited liability companies, as well as the placement of debt and equity for these entities. Tom’s tax background enables him to analyze and structure transactions in the most tax-effective manner for his clients, while keeping sight of their overall business objectives.

Tom has recently been involved in the following transactions, representing:

• A private investor group in the $80 million acquisition, renovation and condominium conversion of an apartment complex in south Florida;
• A national developer in the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition, financing and development of a projected $1 billion mixed use project in Hawaii;
• A national developer in the acquisition and financing of a 1 million square foot retail center in Omaha, Nebraska;
• A country club in the annexation of real estate to North Shore Village;
• A private investor group in the acquisition, financing and condominium conversion of multiple apartment projects in Chicago suburbs;
• A private investor group in the acquisition of a $36 million mixed-use retail and residential project in Merrillville, Indiana;
• A family in the sale of a $42 million multi-family housing project and the acquisition of a portfolio of like-kind exchange replacement properties in excess of $85 million;
• A private investor group in the sale of a $38 million apartment complex and acquisition of replacement properties in excess of $75 million; and
• A public company in a $12 million acquisition of the business assets and real estate of a target company.