Hercules Grigos co-chair of the real estate & finance department at Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, focuses on real-estate development law with particular emphasis on zoning and land-use matters. He guides clients through entitlements, permitting, land acquisition, financing, development approvals, leasing, and related municipal processes for complex, large-scale projects.
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Real Estate; Zoning and Land Use
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Herc is a co-chair of the Real Estate and Finance Department. He represents some of the largest and most complex projects in the region. He focuses his practice on real estate development, particularly on zoning and land use, including handling permits, zoning approvals, land development, acquisitions, financing and leasing. Herc is especially adept at guiding real estate deals with building new properties, from navigating the municipal process and acquisition through the entitlement, financing and construction process, and, finally, through leasing and disposition. Herc is a trusted advocate and counselor to his clients and has distinguished himself as an attorney who gets deals done.

Herc was previously a partner at a mid-sized regional law firm and served as an assistant city solicitor for the City of Philadelphia Law Department, focusing on code enforcement, finance, contracts and real estate. This experience enabled him to excel in administrative law and land use matters.

Education

Widener University School of Law, J.D.

Boston College, B.A.

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Key clients

  • Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment (HBSE)
  • Rockefeller Group

Work highlights

Represented Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment in the legislative establishment of a new arena in the Center City Overlay and the entitlement of a parcel in Center City to allow for the construction of a $1.5 Billion Arena.