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Mr Evan Lazar
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Evan Z. Lazar is Co-Chairman of the Global Real Estate Group at Dentons. He also is a Member of the Global Board and Global Vice Chair of Dentons around the world.
Evan is widely recognized as a top tier real estate lawyer specializing in multi-country property investment, joint ventures, and finance matters. He has over 30 years of experience acting as lead partner on major institutional real estate transactions involving from single assets to large portfolios in Europe and globally in the logistics, data center, residential, office, retail and hotel sectors.
He has built an excellent, institutional client base, which includes major leading investors, Private Equity and pension funds, insurance companies, borrowers and developers. His clients include Corebridge Real Estate Investors (formerly AIG Global Real Estate), Blackstone, GIC, Harrison Street, Heimstaden Bostad, Heitman International, Round Hill Capital and Starwood Capital Group, to name a few.
Career
Evan served as the Co-Chair of Salans’ Global Real Estate Group for 10 years before Dentons was founded. Prior to that, he was the founder of the Central European Real Estate Practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and later Co-Chairman of their European Property and Finance Group. Before moving to Europe in 1993, Evan was a real estate lawyer in Philadelphia with Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen LLP.
Languages
English
Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Education
Temple University School of Law, 1987, JD, cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
Czech Republic > Real estate and construction
(Hall of Fame)Dentons’ real estate practice advises on the full gamut of matters, including asset management, regulatory concerns, development and construction, and property-related litigation. Active across the retail, residential, logistics, and office sectors, the firm also handles real estate financing. Leveraging its global network of offices, the firm is well positioned to undertake cross-border work and counts international investors and financial institutions amongst its roster of clients. The team is jointly led by Jiří Stržínek, who focuses on complex transactions, and Markéta Tvrdá, who covers acquisitions and disposals. Renowned practitioner Evan Lazar
advises on cross-jurisdiction property and finance deals, whilst Jana Matisková assists clients with large projects locally, and Monika Kajanková advises on sale and lease agreements.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Czech Republic > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Czech Republic
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
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