Overview

Practice Areas

Dan focuses his practice on real estate, transactional law, and real estate taxation. He advises clients on structuring real estate development acquisitions and restructuring real estate and commercial lending transactions.

He handles a range of commercial property matters, including the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties, mortgage financing transactions, lease negotiations, and property tax issues. Dan has also provided counsel on tax matters, including those related to not-for-profit entities, transferee liability, corporate reorganization, and federal tax reassessments.

Dan has represented clients in tax valuation disputes before the Board of Revision, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, the Court of Common Pleas, and the Ohio Supreme Court.

Practice Areas

Representative Experience

  • Counsel to a real estate entrepreneur in connection with the formation of a joint venture with a large Cleveland, Ohio-based residential development company in the development of a townhouse project.
  • Represented a national developer in connection with the refinance of a portfolio of commercial properties more than $10 million.
  • Counsel to a national developer in connection with the recapitalization of a portfolio of commercial properties more than $75 million.
  • Counsel to a real estate developer in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of properties more than $40 million.
  • Negotiate terms and conditions on behalf of an international company in the lifting technology industry in connection with a multimillion-dollar sale of lifting equipment.
  • Represented a national developer in the acquisition of a multimillion-dollar commercial property, including preparation of private placement memorandum, operating agreement and debt financing.
  • Counsel to a national developer in 75+ leasing transactions with regional and national tenants ranging from 2,500sf to 100,000sf+.
  • Represented a national developer in connection with the sale of a portfolio of industrial properties in excess of $100,000.
  • Represented a regional developer in connection with a sale of a portfolio of properties more than $100,000.

Education & Admissions

Education

  • Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
  • John Carroll University, B.S. & B.A., 2007

Bar and Court Admissions

  • State of Ohio
  • Supreme Court of Ohio
  • Ohio Board of Tax Appeals

Involvement

Professional Affiliations

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, Real Estate Section (2012– Present)
    • Real Estate Law Institute Planning Committee (2016 – Present)
    • Real Estate Section Executive Committee, Chairman (2019 – 2020)
    • Real Estate Section Executive Committee, Vice-Chair (2018 – 2019)
    • Real Estate Section Executive Committee, Treasurer (2017 – 2018)

Community Involvement

  • Jobs Committee of Saint Martin de Porress High School, Member (2024 – Present)
  • Team NEO RightSites Council, Member (2020 – Present)
  • Ignatius High School, Alumni Service Committee
    • Executive Counsel (2016 – Present)
    • Bellarmine Committee (2018 – Present)

Awards & Honors

  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America® in Real Estate Law (2019 – Present)
  • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2014, 2017 – present)

Presentations & Lectures

  • “Navigating Cannabis Transactions,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Annual Real Estate Law Institute (November 2023).
  • “Putting it Together- The Nuts and Bolts of Defeasance”- 43rdAnnual CMBA Real Estate Law Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2021) (Moderator)
  • “Real Estate Tax Implications,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2021)
  • “COVID-19’s Impact on the Real Estate Market,” Association of Corporate Counsel Webinar (October 2020)
  • “COVID Commentary: Protecting and Turning Back On Your Revenue Stream,” Frantz Ward Webinar (April 2020)
  • “Beware of the Boilerplate,” 41st Annual CMBA Real Estate Law Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2019)
  • “Big Picture Issues to Understand in Real Estate Transactions,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2019)
  • “Smoke on the Water-Environmental Insurance,” 40th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2018)
  • “Title Objections Panel Discussion,” CMBA Real Estate Law Section Spring Seminar, Cleveland, OH (May 2018)
  • “One Size Does Not Fit All: Leasing 1.0,” 39th Annual CMBA Real Estate Law Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2017)
  • “Negotiation of a Residential Construction Contract,” CMBA Real Estate Law Section Spring Seminar, Cleveland, OH (April 2017)
  • “Commercial Lending 101: From Term Sheet to Closing,” 38th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2016)
  • “Purchase Agreements: Legal Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them,” 37th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2015)
  • “You Think You Own That Property: Partition and Forcible Entry and Detainer,” 35th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2013)

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Representative Experience

  • Counsel to a real estate entrepreneur in connection with the formation of a joint venture with a large Cleveland, Ohio-based residential development company in the development of a townhouse project.
  • Represented a national developer in connection with the refinance of a portfolio of commercial properties more than $10 million.
  • Counsel to a national developer in connection with the recapitalization of a portfolio of commercial properties more than $75 million.
  • Counsel to a real estate developer in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of properties more than $40 million.
  • Negotiate terms and conditions on behalf of an international company in the lifting technology industry in connection with a multimillion-dollar sale of lifting equipment.
  • Represented a national developer in the acquisition of a multimillion-dollar commercial property, including preparation of private placement memorandum, operating agreement and debt financing.
  • Counsel to a national developer in 75+ leasing transactions with regional and national tenants ranging from 2,500sf to 100,000sf+.
  • Represented a national developer in connection with the sale of a portfolio of industrial properties in excess of $100,000.
  • Represented a regional developer in connection with a sale of a portfolio of properties more than $100,000.

Education & Admissions

Education

  • Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
  • John Carroll University, B.S. & B.A., 2007

Bar and Court Admissions

  • State of Ohio
  • Supreme Court of Ohio
  • Ohio Board of Tax Appeals

Involvement

Professional Affiliations

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, Real Estate Section (2012– Present)
    • Real Estate Law Institute Planning Committee (2016 – Present)
    • Real Estate Section Executive Committee, Chairman (2019 – 2020)
    • Real Estate Section Executive Committee, Vice-Chair (2018 – 2019)
    • Real Estate Section Executive Committee, Treasurer (2017 – 2018)

Community Involvement

  • Jobs Committee of Saint Martin de Porress High School, Member (2024 – Present)
  • Team NEO RightSites Council, Member (2020 – Present)
  • Ignatius High School, Alumni Service Committee
    • Executive Counsel (2016 – Present)
    • Bellarmine Committee (2018 – Present)

Awards & Honors

  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America® in Real Estate Law (2019 – Present)
  • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2014, 2017 – present)

Presentations & Lectures

  • “Navigating Cannabis Transactions,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Annual Real Estate Law Institute (November 2023).
  • “Putting it Together- The Nuts and Bolts of Defeasance”- 43rdAnnual CMBA Real Estate Law Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2021) (Moderator)
  • “Real Estate Tax Implications,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2021)
  • “COVID-19’s Impact on the Real Estate Market,” Association of Corporate Counsel Webinar (October 2020)
  • “COVID Commentary: Protecting and Turning Back On Your Revenue Stream,” Frantz Ward Webinar (April 2020)
  • “Beware of the Boilerplate,” 41st Annual CMBA Real Estate Law Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2019)
  • “Big Picture Issues to Understand in Real Estate Transactions,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2019)
  • “Smoke on the Water-Environmental Insurance,” 40th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2018)
  • “Title Objections Panel Discussion,” CMBA Real Estate Law Section Spring Seminar, Cleveland, OH (May 2018)
  • “One Size Does Not Fit All: Leasing 1.0,” 39th Annual CMBA Real Estate Law Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2017)
  • “Negotiation of a Residential Construction Contract,” CMBA Real Estate Law Section Spring Seminar, Cleveland, OH (April 2017)
  • “Commercial Lending 101: From Term Sheet to Closing,” 38th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2016)
  • “Purchase Agreements: Legal Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them,” 37th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2015)
  • “You Think You Own That Property: Partition and Forcible Entry and Detainer,” 35th Annual CMBA Real Estate Institute, Cleveland, OH (November 2013)

Media Coverage

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