Dick is a member of the firm's Partner Board. He focuses primarily in real estate development disposition strategies; real estate portfolio management and negotiation; and design/build and construction projects. Dick has guided companies in developing real estate projects in excess of $1 billion, including office, industrial and specialized retail projects such as entertainment amphitheaters, wind tunnels, and riverboat casinos. While managing the portfolios of more than 5 million square feet of commercial real estate, Dick has developed extraordinary lease management expertise and the ability to efficiently coordinate national real estate programs including determining real estate needs, structuring off-balance sheet financing vehicles, and negotiating ownership and lease terms. Dick was previously vice president and general counsel of Sverdrup Investments, 1987-1997. Awards & Recognitions · Chambers USA, Real Estate Law (Missouri), 2010-2011 Professional Associations & Memberships · American Bar Association · Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis · The Missouri Bar Civic Involvement · Mizzou Tiger Club, St. Louis, President · University of Missouri Golf Tournament, St. Louis, Board of Directors · University of Missouri Jefferson Club Experience · Coordinate international real estate portfolio for Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for more than 250 locations, including negotiating all leases; structuring business transactions; sale, acquisition and financing of owned properties; review of capital expenditures; management of real estate brokers; and preparations and tracking of real estate metrics · Negotiate design, development and operating agreements and off-balance sheet financing in deals totaling approximately $1 billion on behalf of (i) Jacobs Technology Inc. for environmental test chambers for various corporations, including General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Behr Automotive, Wichita State University and Delphi Automotive; and (ii) Environmental Management Corporation for water treatment plants for various corporations, including Solutia, Townsends and Perdue Farms · Negotiate credit leases and non-recourse real estate project financings for various clients · Negotiated and coordinated development and divestiture of $150 million, 500-acre Riverport Development for Sverdrup/Boeing joint venture · Negotiate real estate transactions nationwide for Culligan International News 6.13.11, Husch Blackwell Receives High Rankings, Praise from Clients in Chambers USA 2011 Publications 11.3.09, New Federal Policy Statement on Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts Events 4.29.10, How to Deal with Distressed Real Estate Assets: Legal, Marketing & Management Approaches
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