Melissa E. Seiler is an Associate in the Real Estate Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office. Melissa regularly handles all aspects of complex commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leases, joint ventures, financings and the redevelopment of retail properties.
Areas of Concentration
ˇ Commercial real estate
ˇ Real estate financing
ˇ Portfolio transactions
ˇ Acquisitions and dispositions
ˇ Leasing
Significant Representations
ˇ Representation of Schottenstein Realty Trust Inc. in connection with its initial public offering.
ˇ Representation of a privately held retail company in its simultaneous disposition of both a 33-property portfolio in a sale-leaseback transaction valued at approximately $276 million, and a 26-property portfolio in a transaction valued at approximately $135 million.
ˇ Representation of a consortium of investors in connection with their acquisition of a 755-property portfolio. The acquisition was part of a larger $17.4 billion leveraged buyout transaction, which was the second largest ever of its kind in the U.S.
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 debt.
ˇ Representation of 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 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 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.
Professional & Community Involvement
ˇ Member, Chicago Bar Association
ˇ Member, Illinois Bar Association
ˇ Member, American Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
ˇ Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, "Rising Star" (2012)
ˇ Team Member, Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
ˇ Member, Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate (2010)