Sam is a leader in financing multifaceted real estate projects on behalf of banks, developers, and investors across various property sectors.

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Sam focuses his practice on all aspects of real estate finance, development, and investment. He represents a diverse range of clients, including lenders, developers, buyers, sellers, and investors. Sam’s experience spans multifamily, office, retail, hotel, manufactured home community, industrial, and development projects.

Sam assists clients in structuring financing transactions through traditional mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, and other financing and investment mechanisms. He represents banks, finance companies, and large institutional lenders. Sam also represents local and national real estate developers and investment funds in acquisitions and dispositions of various real estate classes.

  • Chambers USA, Real Estate, Illinois (2020-2025)
  • Best Lawyers in America: Real Estate Law (2016-2026)

Sam focuses his practice on all aspects of real estate finance, development, and investment. He represents a diverse range of clients, including lenders, developers, buyers, sellers, and investors. Sam’s experience spans multifamily, office, retail, hotel, manufactured home community, industrial, and development projects.

Sam assists clients in structuring financing transactions through traditional mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, and other financing and investment mechanisms. He represents banks, finance companies, and large institutional lenders. Sam also represents local and national real estate developers and investment funds in acquisitions and dispositions of various real estate classes.

  • Chambers USA, Real Estate, Illinois (2020-2025)
  • Best Lawyers in America: Real Estate Law (2016-2026)
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Chicago Bar Association

Education

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 1992
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1989

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois