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Mayer Brown
71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60606
ILLINOIS
United States
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Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Paul Meyer is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Real Estate group, is one of the co-chairs of the Real Estate group’s cross border practice and former head of the Chicago Real Estate practice. In his more than 30 years of practice, Paul has obtained substantial experience in virtually every aspect of the real estate industry. Paul’s widely diversified practice includes the representation of 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 financing 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.  In recent years his practice has focused on 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.

Education

Creighton University, BA, magna cum laude 1984 University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, cum laude 1987 University of Notre Dame Law Review

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate

(Leading lawyers)

Paul Meyer  – Mayer Brown

Highly recommended for its expertise negotiating and establishing joint ventures, Mayer Brown‘s active real estate practice remains sought-after for retail, industrial, office, hotel, healthcare, housing as well as land ventures. Brian Aronson in Los Angeles heads the practice; he advises REITs, life insurance companies, pension funds, portfolio asset managers, and other institutional lenders and investors on all transactional matters. Over in Chicago, Heather Adkerson and Paul Meyer are the key figures, with Meyer particularly noted for his extensive experience advising on acquisitions, dispositions and financing involving office buildings, apartment complexes, retail centers, industrial and logistics facilities, hotels, storage facilities, condominiums, medical and assisted-living facilities.