Overview

Megan is a partner in the Real Estate group and in the Business Services group.  She represents clients in a broad range of commercial real estate matters, including the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties, retail, industrial, and office leasing, and real estate finance.

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Experience

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE

• Representation of borrowers in new loan transactions, defeasance, and assignments of loans.
• Representation of a public non-traded REIT in the redevelopment of a regional mall in Northeast Ohio.
• Representation of lenders in construction and permanent loan transactions, forbearance agreements, and workouts.
• Representation of NYSE-listed REIT and privately-held companies in connection with ground-up developments and re-developments of shopping centers in multiple states.

REAL ESTATE

• Representation of a publicly-traded company in the portfolio sale-leaseback of over 100 retail stores nationwide
• Representation of publicly-traded and privately-held companies in the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties, and leasing office, industrial, and retail space.
• Representation of a publicly-traded company in the management of its national real estate portfolio of office and industrial properties.
• Preparation and negotiation of leases, purchase and sale agreements, and ancillary documents, including deeds, escrow instructions, notice letters, SNDAs, estoppels, and amendments.

LEASING

• Representation of a publicly-traded company in a multi-site sale-leaseback of industrial facilities
• Representation of NYSE-listed REIT in various retail leasing matters, including anchor tenant, in-line, and ground leases.
• Representation of landlords and tenants in retail, office, and industrial leases.

BOND FINANCING

• Representation of a regional port authority in connection with conduit lease financing.
• Representation of developers of various mixed-use projects utilizing bond financing.

BUSINESS SERVICES

• Counsels clients regarding entity selection.
• Experienced in entity formation and drafting organizational documents.
• Representation of NYSE-listed REIT in connection with the acquisition and disposition of shopping centers in multiple states.

Recognition

• September 2018 – Recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business as one of Northeast Ohio’s Notable Women in Real Estate

• 2017-2019 – Selected to Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Area of practice: Real Estate.

Recent Articles

• Prohibited use clauses should make sense for the landlord and tenant
• Restaurant and bar leases require special considerations
• Plan Ahead and Negotiate Wisely to Maximize Value of Shopping Center Outparcels

Presentations

• ICSC Law Conference October 2018 – Whose Lease is it Anyway? Strategies for Negotiating with a Franchisee and Franchisor
• O’Neill Bankruptcy Institute – May 2018 – Leasing 101: Common Provisions & Why They Matter
• ICSC OH, KY, IN, MI, PA Retail Development & Law Symposium – March 2018 – Unicorns: Searching for Financeable and Functional Ground Leases
• ICSC Law Conference October 2017 – Three’s a Crowd: Negotiating a Lease with a Franchisor and Franchisee
• ICSC OH, KY, IN, MI, PA Retail Development & Law Symposium – March 2017 – Leasing Survival Kit: Five Lease Provisions that are Critical to Surviving a Lease Negotiation
• Sterling Education Services – September 2015 – Commercial and Residential Landlord-Tenant Law
• ICSC Law Conference October 2014 – Pitfalls of Outparcel Sales: Avoiding Future Problems

Associations

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Real Estate Section
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• NAIOP, Northern Ohio Chapter
• Associate Board Member, The Centers for Families and Children