Mr Alvin Katz > Katten > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Katten Offices
525 WEST MONROE STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60661-3693
ILLINOIS
United States
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Mr Alvin Katz
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Described as “an absolutely first-class lawyer” with “tremendous expertise in fund formation and joint ventures” by industry publications such as The Legal 500 US, Alvin Katz has been helping real estate investors and developers close their most important deals for more than 40 years. Through multiple real estate cycles, in good times and bad, Alvin’s experience and judgment have guided his clients to achieve their goals.
Alvin is consistently ranked in the top tier of Chicago real estate lawyers by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which quotes clients praising his “exceptional intelligence” and describe him as “a really good lawyer with great business sense,” “[f]antastic … stellar at explaining key points during transactions … a go to lawyer who is at the top of his game” and “a smart and sophisticated attorney who absolutely deserves his top-tier ranking” whose “experience is nearly unparalleled.” Alvin is a frequent speaker at real estate industry conferences and continuing education programs for lawyers and real estate professionals. In recognition of his accomplishments in real estate law, he has been selected for membership in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Memberships
Mr. Katz is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Economic Club of Chicago, Lambda Alpha International (Ely Chapter), Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and Urban Land Institute (ULI). He serves on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School and the Board of Overseers for the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture, and is a trustee of the Chicago Architecture Foundation, a director of Lawyers for the Creative Arts, and a member of the Ravinia Festival Annual Fund Committee.
Education
JD, Stanford University Law School, 1977; BA, University of Michigan, with high distinction and honors, 1974
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate
Katten displays activity in Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as in Washington DC and New York markets, particularly in acquisition, disposition, development, leasing and restructuring of all types of real estate. Alvin Katz , Mark Simon and David Dlugie are well-respected lawyers in Chicago. In Charlotte, head of lending, Frank Arado and Kenneth Lore in Washington DC, are also among its key lawyers.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Industry focus > Sport
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation