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Benesch Adds Associate to Real Estate & Environmental Team in Chicago
August 18, 2023
As Benesch continues to add to its roster of top-notch legal talent, the firm is pleased to welcome Associate Joy Kerr to the Real Estate & Environmental Practice Group in Chicago.
Joy has experience representing institutional lenders in connection with complex multi-asset commercial real estate financial deals, as well as representing various buyers in acquisitions of large entertainment and hospitality sector properties across multiple states. Additionally, she has counseled clients on leasing, financing and title matters concerning corporate mergers, sales and acquisitions.
Joy earned her J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of Illinois.
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