Dan McCawley focuses his practice on real estate matters. Dan represents several distressed asset funds acquiring distressed loan portfolios, bulk condo purchases, REO and other distressed real estate. He has broad experience in the sale, purchase and leasing of commercial and residential properties including shopping centers, office buildings, industrial warehouses, apartment complexes, restaurants, golf courses, hotel projects and undeveloped land. His practice also includes acting as lending counsel for several banks, structuring joint ventures and partnerships and the negotiation of construction contracts and land use agreements. Dan's representative experience includes loan workouts, lease workouts, distressed real estate investments, and the acquisition and disposition of distressed loan portfolios. Dan represents several "serial" entrepreneurs and technology clients and assists them with their general legal issues. He also represents several restaurant chains regarding all their leases in the United States.
Areas of Concentration
· Real estate
· Acquisition and development
· Leasing
· Financings
· Workouts
· Land use agreements
· Partnerships, joint ventures and limited liability companies
· General business transactions
· Construction contracts
· Distressed real estate investments
Significant Representations
· Represented "for-profit" educational company regarding campuses throughout the U.S.
· Refinancing of signature hotel project on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
· Multi-parcel assembly for major Fort Lauderdale oceanfront hotel and condominium development.
· $75 million sale of portfolio of South Florida shopping centers.
· $200 million sale of a recruiting powerhouse to consortium made up of communications and media companies.
· Acquisition and ground lease of FBO at Pittsburgh International Airport.
· Represented several restaurant chains regarding all tenant leases in U.S.
· Represented distressed asset fund acquiring $500 million distressed loan portfolio.
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
· Former Chairman, Downtown Council of The Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
· Executive Board Member, Stanford Alumni Club of South Florida
· Former Advisory Board Member, Broward Bank of Commerce
· Member, Leadership Fort Lauderdale, Class VIII
· Volunteer, Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Broward County
· Member, Campaign Committee, United Way of Broward County, 1995-1996
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2010-2012
· Team Member, Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2011
· Member, Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2010
· Listed, South Florida Business Journal "40 Under 40," June 2010
· Listed, Gold Coast magazine "Broward County's 40 Under 40," 2009
· Listed, Florida Trend magazine "Legal Elite," Real Estate Law, 2006
· Listed, South Florida Business Journal "Best of the Bar," April 2004
Noteworthy Experience
· U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)