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Jay A. Gitles

Partner
 
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
131 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois  60603-5577
(Cook Co.)

Telephone: 312-460-5000
Fax: 312-460-7000
http://www.seyfarth.com



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Practice AreasCommercial Real Estate; Leases; Real Estate; Zoning and Land Use; Business Law
 
EducationNorthwestern University, J.D., 1987, University of Michigan, A.B., 1984
 
Admitted1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
 
MembershipsChicago Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Committee); International Council Of Shopping Centers (ICSC); International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE).
 
Born1962
 
BiographyAuthor: "Consents To Sublease - Issues To Consider From The Subtenant's Perspective", Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, September 2008; "Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Broker Agreements", Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, November 2006 and "Letters of Intent to Lease", Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, November 2005. Speaker: "Landlord versus Tenant - The Letter of Intent Battle"; "Eminent Domain: A Legal Look at the Kelo Ruling and Impact on Commercial Real Estate", SIOR Chicago Chapter, October 25, 2005. Co-Author, "Eminent Domain: A Legal Look At The Ruling," Heartland Real Estate Business, August 2005. Author: "Lease Termination Agreements: Get Out Quickly, But Carefully," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, April 2005; "Avoid Oversights In Lease Amendments," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, May 2004; Book Chapter, "Preconditions To Exercise of Options," Lease Negotiation Handbook, published in 2003 by AECRE and the American Bar Association (ABA). Co-Author, Book Chapter, "Avoiding Battles of Attrition In CAM Negotiations," Crafting Lease Clauses - Meeting Shopping Center Landlord and Tenant Objectives, published in 2003 by the International Council of Shopping Centers ("ICSC"). Author: "Know The Risks Before Signing Wireless Rooftop Leases," Real Estate Chicago, September 2001; "Streamlining The Negotiating Process By Using Either Flat CAM or Gross Leases," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, August 2000. Speaker: "Recent Trends in Telecommunications Site Leasing," Chicago Bar Association - Real Property Law Committee, April 26, 2000; "Avoiding Battles of Attrition in CAM Negotiations," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 22, 1999. Instructor: "Leases: Landlord and Tenant Relationships," BOMA / Chicago Commercial Real Estate Law Course, Summer 1999. Speaker: "Lease Option Clauses," ICSC Chicago Retail Leasing Symposium, June 9, 1999; "Wireless Telecommunication Site Leasing," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, October 30, 1998. Author: "Wireless Telecom Sites Create Opportunity For Landlords (Two Parts)," The BOMA Chicago Report, September and October, 1998. Speaker: "Telecommunication Leases," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Palm Desert, California, October 24, 1997; "Current Trends In Commercial Lease Negotiations," Institute of Real Estate Management, Chicago Chapter, June 25, 1997; "Common Area Maintenance Clauses," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 26, 1996. Author: "The Rezoning Amendment Process," Realty & Building, February 10, 1996; "Commercial Real Estate Lease Analysis (Two Parts)," Realty & Building, July 10, 1993 and February 12, 1994. Note and Comment Editor, 1986-1987 and Staff Member, 1985-1986, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Author, Note, "Fourth Amendment Reasonableness of Surgical Intrusions," Winston v. Lee, 105 S. Ct. 1611 (1985), 76 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 972 (1985). Board of Editors, Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, 2000—. Director, Northwestern University School of Law Fund Board, 2002—. Board Chairman, 2008— and Chairman, 2006-2008, John Henry Wigmore Club. Co-Chair, International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE) Fall Forum, Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 2007.
 
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