AttorneyDavid L. Grobart has over twenty-five years experience handling all aspects of commercial and retail real estate development, acquisitions, leasing, construction lending, commercial transactions and corporate law matters. David additionally has extensive experience in land use and zoning matters, including conducting hearings necessary to obtain required governmental permits and development approvals. David was previously Senior Counsel to Walgreens drug stores in Walgreens' real estate and retail store expansion program nationally, and in its distribution center development. In addition to his work at Walgreens, David has years of experience in private practice as Managing Partner of high quality commercial real estate practices nationally and in Puerto Rico. David represents a wide variety of business clients including entrepreneurial developers, syndicated investment groups, large national real estate firms, governmental entities and aggressively expanding retail clients of all types and sizes. David is contributing author in the Lease Negotiation Handbook and has lectured in the past for the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate, the DePaul University Real Estate Law Center, and Lorman Educational Services, in the fields of shopping center law, commercial real estate development, land use and zoning, and commercial office and retail leasing. David received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, where he graduated with distinction and was honored with membership in the Phi Beta Kappa honors society. He received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, where he was a member of and published in the Loyola University of Chicago Law Review.David is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Jewish Education, the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Association of Executives in Corporate Real Estate, the Chicago Area Real Estate Investment Association, and is active in many civic, charitable and community organizations. |
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