Corey E. Light is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Real Estate Practice. With nearly 30 years of domestic and international experience, Corey focuses his practice on real estate transactions and development. Representing major retailers, property owners, developers and lenders, Corey regularly handles all aspects of complex commercial real estate transactions including joint ventures, financings, and the acquisition and disposition of commercial property. Additionally, Corey has been involved in the representation of major retail developers in a number of large retail bankruptcies and in the related acquisition and disposition of large portfolios of retail properties.
Areas of Concentration
ˇ Real estate transactions and development
Significant Representations
ˇ Representation of Schottenstein Realty Trust Inc. in connection with its initial public offering.
ˇ Representation of a consortium of investors in connection with their acquisition of a 755-property portfolio from Albertson's, LLC. The acquisition was part of a larger $17.4 billion leveraged buy out transaction, which was the second largest ever of its kind in the U.S.
ˇ Representation of one of the bidders in the sale of the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise. The Chicago Cubs is noted by Forbes as the fifth most valuable Major League Baseball team and is worth over $700 million.
ˇ Representation of Albertson's LLC in connection with its sale of 72 convenience stores and fuel centers to Valero Energy Corporation.
ˇ Representation of Albertson's LLC in connection with its sale of 49 supermarket stores in Florida to Publix Super Markets Inc.
ˇ Representation of Kimco Realty Corporation in connection with the acquisition of Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. for $2.9 billion in equity investment, and the assumption of $1.1 billion in debt.
ˇ Representation of Kimco Realty Corporation in an opportunistic joint venture with Westmont Hospitality Group on the $781 million purchase and related financing of InTown Suites.
ˇ Representation of Kimco Realty Corporation in connection with its acquisition and development of shopping center properties located throughout Mexico in multiple transactions involving assets in excess of $1 billion.
ˇ Representation of Kimco Realty Corporation in connection with the sponsorship and implementation of an approximately $320 million retail land and development fund investing throughout Mexico.
ˇ Representation Kimco Realty Corporation in connection with their $250 million acquisition of a 50 percent interest in a portfolio comprised of 55 industrial properties located throughout Mexico.
ˇ Representation of an affiliate of Ponte Gadea Florida, Inc. in connection with the $350 million acquisition, management and leasing of a trophy property located on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL.
ˇ Representation Kimco Realty Corporation and The Prudential Insurance Company of America in a private joint venture in the disposition of a portfolio of 60 shopping centers across several Western United States.
ˇ Representation of an affiliate of Kimco Realty Corporation in connection with the acquisition, redevelopment and potential landmarking of a historically significant property in Chicago, IL.
ˇ Representation of Kimco Realty Corporation in the acquisition of former K-Mart Corporation properties.
ˇ Representation of Kimco Realty Corporation in the acquisition of a portfolio of two shopping center properties mostly on the West Coast from an existing joint venture consisting of the client and a publicly traded insurance company involving assets of approximately $500 million.
ˇ Ongoing representation of Albertson's LLC in connection with the acquisition, redevelopment and disposition of stores across the United States. Transactions include the leasing of stores in Florida and New Mexico to Ross Dress For Less, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ross Stores, Inc., the Fortune 500 company that owns and operates over 700 Ross Stores in 27 states and Guam.
ˇ Representation of a joint venture which acquired rights to all of Montgomery Ward's real estate (over 300 properties). The joint venture consisted of the largest owner of shopping center malls, the largest owner of community shopping centers and a major retailer.
ˇ Representation of the lender in a major real estate financing for Shopko Stores, Inc. Represented the lender in participating in the mortgage backed loan.
ˇ Representation of the secured lender for Ames Department Stores, Inc. relating to the disposition of more than 75 properties.
ˇ Representation of a major retailer in the purchase and redevelopment of 24 of Service Merchandise's retail properties.
Professional & Community Involvement
ˇ Member, Illinois State Bar Association
ˇ Member, American Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
ˇ Listed, Leading Lawyers Network (2005-2012)
ˇ "Top 100 Real Estate Lawyers in Illinois" (2011-2012)
ˇ Team Member, Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
ˇ Listed, Chambers USA Guide, National - Real Estate Law (2008-2011)
ˇ Listed, The Legal 500 United States (2007-2009, 2011)
ˇ Member, Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate (2010)
ˇ Recommended, PLC Which Lawyer? (2010)
ˇ Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Law (2005, 2007-2008)