James M. Murphy

Associate

Jim advises clients on the acquisition, financing, leasing, and disposition of real estate in all asset classes.

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Jim focuses his practice on representing owners, REITs, joint ventures, investors, lenders, and others in the acquisition, financing, leasing, and disposition of real estate in all asset classes. He also regularly assists clients with respect to corporate and financing transactions involving real estate, including energy projects. Jim is also a member of the Japan Team, assisting with real estate related matters for our Japanese clients.

A former licensed commercial real estate broker, Jim recognizes and understands clients’ goals from both a legal and business perspective.

Client Work

  • Represented a REIT in the refinancing ($225MM) of industrial assets located in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.

  • Represented a life insurance company with respect to a mortgage loan ($115MM) secured by a hotel located in Houston, Texas.

  • Represented a not-for-profit with respect to the acquisition of land and financing ($53MM) of the development of a skilled nursing home facility.

  • Represented a life insurance company with respect to a mortgage loan ($51MM) secured by a multi-family property located in Illinois.

  • Represented an owner in acquiring and financing multiple luxury multi-family/mixed use assets located in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

  • Represented an owner in the sale of office assets located in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Arizona.

  • Represented a not-for-profit in the sale (+$10MM) of its national headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

  • Regularly leads teams with respect to large scale real estate due diligence projects, including energy projects.

  • Represented an international industrial corporation with respect to ground leasing a portion of one of its plants in Illinois.

  • Represented a corporation in leasing 44,500 square feet of Class A office space in downtown Chicago.

  • Regularly represents healthcare tenants with respect to leasing retail and medical office space.

  • Represented a bank leasing prime retail space for a relocated retail banking location in a near north neighborhood of Chicago.

  • Represented a law firm in leasing 11,200 square feet of Class A office space in downtown Chicago.

  • Represented an owner in leasing industrial space to a tenant, which included a purchase option.

Boards, Memberships & Certifications

  • Chicago Bar Association

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