Justin E. Lerner

Justin E. Lerner

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Background

Experienced transactional attorney. Guided large real estate transactions in one of the nation’s busiest markets.

A gifted negotiator, Justin Lerner helps clients maneuver through complicated commercial real estate deals, corporate transactions and day-to-day business and legal considerations. Justin has experience working on some of the largest and most complex real estate transactions in New York and nationally, but also regularly acts as legal counsel to startups and small businesses. 

Justin represents landlords and tenants in complex commercial lease negotiations for office, industrial and retail space throughout the country.  He assists clients in buying and selling commercial real estate across the United States, including office, multifamily, hotel, retail and industrial properties. Justin also represents both borrowers and lenders with real estate financings, including the structuring and negotiation of mortgage, mezzanine and construction loans.

PRACTICES:

INDUSTRIES:

    Representative Matters

    • Represented Amstar Group in the $106.5 million acquisition of two warehouses in the Chicago area from industrial giant Prologis, marking two of the largest single-property sales in the area for 2024.

    • Advising on acquiring and entitling sites across the U.S. for data centers and colocation facilities, including complex due diligence (zoning, encumbrances, permitting, environmental, power supply) and conveying properties to end-users.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., 2011, New York Law School
    • B.S., 2008, Virginia Tech

    Admissions

    • Colorado
    • New York

    Community Involvement

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

    Board of Directors, Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation