Neil Oberfeld concentrates his practice on real estate acquisition, development and finance transactions; retail, office and industrial lease transactions; secured and commercial loan transactions; broker transactions and compliance; corporate and business organization, acquisition and finance; and property tax assessment. He is an expert in property tax protests.
Neil has wide-ranging experience in green leasing and has been involved in all phases of sustainable development. He is an active speaker on the topic of sustainability, most recently addressing audiences at the 2009 International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Law Conference and the 2009 Colorado Sustainability Conference.
In 2010, Neil earned a spot among Law Week Colorado's "Lawyers of the Year" for his extensive work in green leasing. He received the "Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award" from the Denver Bar Association in 2005 and was also recognized by the Denver Business Journal in the 1997 Charter Class of the "Forty Under 40" Business Leaders. The Anti-Defamation League recognized Neil nationally with the Daniel Ginsberg Leadership Award in 1996, and at the local level with the Fred Silverberg Young Leadership Award in 1995.
Areas of Concentration
ˇ Real estate
ˇ Retail
ˇ Real estate operations
ˇ Governmental affairs
ˇ Hotels, resorts and clubs
ˇ Tax
Significant Representations
ˇ Sale and leaseback of a mid-rise office building in downtown San Francisco, CA.*
ˇ National retail tenant leasing for a major fresh fast food restaurant franchisee.
ˇ Represented an institutional pension plan in the transfer of more than 20 large commercial mortgages across the nation as part of a merger transaction in excess of $250 million dollars.*
ˇ Represented a landlord in the lease of two manufacturing facilities to a German solar power company.*
ˇ Represented a landlord in the lease to a national bank for their data center and vaults (65,885 square feet).*
ˇ Office and industrial leasing for: 153,035, 148,902 and 139,695 square foot industrial buildings at Stapleton, Denver, CO; 1.6 million square foot master planned corporate office park, Lafayette, CO; a 145-acre business campus, including luxury apartments, hotels, dining, childcare and banking in Westminster, CO; and an expansive technology center in development in Louisville, CO.*
*The above representations were handled by Mr. Oberfeld prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Professional & Community Involvement
ˇ Board Member, Past President and Member, University of Denver Bridge Project
ˇ Co-Founder and Past Chair, Latino/Jewish Coalition, Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA)
ˇ Member, Colorado Bar Association (1987-Present)
ˇ Member, Denver Bar Association (1987-Present)
ˇ Member, Governor's Commission on Community Service (2010-2011)
ˇ National Commissioner, Anti-Defamation League (2011)
ˇ National Law Committee Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) (2011)
ˇ Tustee, Committee Chair on Aging, Committee Member on Jewish Life, Rose Community Foundation (2011)
ˇ Past Member, Board of Directors, Past Member, Board of Advisors, Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA)
ˇ Past Participant, Leadership Denver, Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
Awards & Recognition
ˇ Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Colorado Super Lawyers (2006-2012)
ˇ Honoree, University of Denver Bridge Project Annual Gala (2011)
ˇ Team Member, Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
ˇ Selected, Law Week Colorado "Best Retail/Real Estate Lawyer" (2010)
ˇ Selected, Law Week Colorado "Lawyer of the Year" (2010)
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
ˇ Speaker, "Green Leases for Green Buildings - Landlord and Tenant Perspectives on Key Elements of the Green Lease," 2009 ICSC Law Conference, October 24, 2009
ˇ Speaker, "Leasing, Designing and Building Green," 2020/Network Inverness Invitational, May 27, 2009
ˇ Speaker, "Sustainable Development: Current Legal Issues, Green Leasing, Tax Credits, Avoiding Liability," U.S. Green Building Council, May 7, 2009
ˇ Speaker, "Exclusives and Radius Clauses: Use and Abuse," ICSC Law Conference, November 2008
ˇ Speaker, "Green Leasing," Green Building and Sustainable Development Conference, October 3, 2008