Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP

Corporate

Partner and Co-Chair of the Real Estate Department

Thomas Hanley III is a partner and co-chair of Glaser Weil’s Real Estate Department. Tom leads a transactional real estate and corporate practice advising investors, joint venture partners, lenders and developers in all aspects of purchases, sales, financings, lease agreements and joint ventures. He has worked with clients on hundreds of large real estate transactions ranging from office and retail to multifamily and mixed-use projects, often portfolio or multistate transactions. He also represents commercial lenders in real estate financings.

Tom’s clients rely on him not only for his extensive knowledge of real estate transactions, but also for his business sense. Tom is known for his negotiating skills and making the “impossible deal” happen. He is valued by clients for taking hugely complicated deals, unpacking them, and finding business and legal solutions to move the transactions forward to completion. As a result of his decades of success, he has garnered a loyal client base.

Tom maintains a diverse practice with deep experience in:

Real estate matters, including: Joint ventures, purchases, sales, financings, lease agreements Buyouts Loan workouts Pre-bankruptcy settlement negotiations and regulatory compliance Asset portfolio acquisitions and dispositions Corporate transactions

Tom has been recognized by several industry publications, including being named a “Best Lawyer” in real estate law by The Best Lawyers in America, and The Legal 500.

In the mid-nineties, Tom took a leave of absence from the practice of law and served as a peace negotiator for the conflict in Bosnia. Tom successfully negotiated the most successful cease-fire of the war, and was also the original architect of the American Plan, which became the basis for the Dayton Accord that ended the war.  In addition, he regularly speaks at different industry events.

Outside the office, Thomas is a licensed pilot and enjoys biking and traveling.

Southwestern University, J.D. cum laude

Loyola Marymount University, B.B.A.