David has a broad-based practice in corporate real estate, real estate development, banking and finance and public finance. He regularly represents large companies in all aspects of their real estate needs, including real estate acquisitions and dispositions, campus planning and development, complex financing transactions, facilities management, construction contracting, construction administration and leasing. He also represents lenders in commercial real estate, agricultural and asset-based loans. Additionally, David is the City Attorney for the City of Bridgeton, Missouri and represents municipalities and developers in all aspects of municipal law, including planning and zoning, municipal finance and development incentives. David is counsel to the Saint Louis Art Museum and regularly represents museums, collectors and not-for-profit organizations in all aspects of art law. Awards & Recognitions · The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2010-2012 · St. Louis Business Journal, "40 Under 40," 2008 Professional Associations & Memberships · American Association of Museums · American Bar Association · The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis · Illinois State Bar Association Experience · Represented a Fortune 250 company in a $120 million synthetic lease transaction involving multiple properties in six states · Represented a Fortune 500 company in the planning, site acquisition, assembly, financing and development of an 80-acre corporate headquarters campus in Colorado · Representation of art collectors in connection with cultural patrimony claims alleged by foreign governments regarding antiquities · Represented a multi-national company with respect to the real estate aspects of the $675 million sale of a wireless communications company · Represented one of America's leading producers of coal in the financing and purchase of a 32,700-acre coal mine in Illinois · Represented a Fortune 150 company in the preparation and negotiation of a property management contract for its world headquarters campus in Missouri · Represented a Missouri municipality in connection with a $25 million retail redevelopment involving tax increment financing · Represented the developer of Citygarden, a $40 million sculpture garden and public park in the heart of downtown St. Louis, Mo., including negotiation and preparation of the initial cooperation agreement with the City of St. Louis; acquisition of the necessary public approvals; and the negotiation of design, landscaping and construction contracts and facilities agreements · Representation of a major art museum in all aspects of the $120 million expansion of its facility in St. Louis, Mo., including project planning, negotiation of design and construction contracts, public financing and assistance in construction administration · Representation of the purchaser of an important painting by Edgar Degas from a French dealer News & Publications News 9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 |