Paul E Meyer

Firm: Mayer Brown LLP
Location: Chicago - IL

  • 71 South Wacker Drive
    Chicago, IL 60606
    USA
  • Tel : 312 701 7182
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With more than 37 years of practice, Paul Meyer has obtained substantial experience in virtually every aspect of the real estate industry. He represents real estate investors and developers in all types of domestic and international equity and debt real estate transactions, including complex tax structured joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions and financings involving office buildings, apartment complexes, retail centers, industrial and logistics facilities, hotels, storage facilities, condominiums, medical office buildings and assisted-living facilities as well as senior loans, construction loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments. Paul has developed extensive experience with cross border investments that utilize complex tax structures. Paul’s clients include US and non-US insurance companies, US and non-US fund sponsors, pension funds advisors, REITs, institutional investors, developers, asset managers, and other capital providers.

Paul has twice been named a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group, a recognition reserved for an elite group of lawyers who have delivered the “absolute best client service”. Additionally, Paul was selected by Connect CRE for their “Lawyers in Real Estate” award. Paul was also listed as a “Leading Lawyer” in Legal 500, who note that he “has unmatched depth in the real estate transactional world” and “represents a range of real estate actors and brings that perspective to each transaction.” He is consistently recognized as a leading real estate lawyer and has been consistently ranked in Chambers USA. Clients describe Paul as “extremely thoughtful” and a “really sharp lawyer” and commend his “extraordinary technical skills and knowledge” and praise him for being a “very sophisticated lawyer” who is “focused on protecting the client” and being “a consummate professional” that “never loses his cool” and that “can really handle the most complex of transactions and do it quickly and efficiently.” Paul is also ranked in other peer review publications, including “The Best Lawyers in America” in the area of Real Estate Law, “Leading Lawyers” and “Super Lawyers”. Paul serves as an executive board member and as the general counsel of AFIRE (Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate).

Areas of Focus

  • Distressed Real Estate
  • Real Estate Markets
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Corporate Real Estate Services
  • Real Estate Development & Construction
  • Emerging Markets
  • Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
  • Real Estate Funds

Education

  • Creighton University, BA, magna cum laude
  • University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, cum laude
    University of Notre Dame Law Review

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