Joel is a strategically focused, results based business advisor and legal counselor, possessing a broad and unique background both in-house and in private practice, in both the private and public sector, and in numerous industries.
Joel’s practice is centered around all aspects of corporate real estate and he has extensive experience leading, planning, structuring, negotiating, managing and executing real estate acquisition, divestiture, leasing, financing, development and joint venture transactions with particular focus on corporate headquarter, office, warehouse, distribution, logistics, industrial and healthcare facility assets.
Joel represents a broad range of clients in multiple industries including Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms and related portfolio companies, manufacturers, distributors, logistics companies, long-term care developers and operators, lenders, and investors, developers, operators and end-users of multi-family, hotel and hospitality and medical office properties.
In addition to his private practice background, Joel has public sector experience as a former port authority in-house General Counsel where during his tenure he had regular and significant interaction with local, state and federal elected officials and governmental agencies, trade organizations and interested stakeholder groups in connection with policy and advocacy, public relations, project planning and management, construction, environmental, funding, economic development, public private partnerships and general business development efforts with respect to major regional logistics and intermodal assets and related public infrastructure improvements, industrial properties and warehousing facilities, logistics and transportation issues, industrial and waterfront development and collaborative public private partnership opportunities.
Representative Experience
- Represented Blue Marlin Partners in acquiring a stake in Mo' Bettahs, a Hawaiian-Style Barbecue restaurant chain.
- Represented Loar Holdings Inc., a diversified manufacturer and supplier of niche aerospace and defense components, in its acquisition of Applied Avionics, Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered avionics interface solutions catering to the aviation industry, valued at $385 million.
- Represented private equity sponsor in its simultaneous acquisitions of an oncology practice service provider and a group purchasing organization.
- Represented Persona Signs in receiving a majority investment from Exeter Image Holdings, a portfolio company of Exeter Street Capital Partners, a private equity firm.
- Represented MPE Partners in the recapitalization of DecoArt, a leading manufacturer of paints and finishes for arts, crafts, and home decorating applications.
- Representation of a venture capital and private equity firm in the purchase or lease of 20 healthcare facilities in Missouri and the purchase of 17 facilities in Ohio. Since the Ohio facilities became operational, we have continued to represent the firm in four tuck-in acquisitions.
- Represented Ennis-Flint in its acquisition of ThermoDrop® thermoplastic assets and product line from Potters, and Potters purchased Ennis-Flint’s bead manufacturing facilities. Ennis-Flint is a worldwide leader in the traffic safety, access, rail, and road marking industries providing the most comprehensive line-up of pavement marking materials and electronic control products.
- Represented a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of the assets of a domestic and international intermodal drayage and transportation logistics company.
- Represented a manufacturer and distributor in its exchange of business division assets with a third party.
- Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a manufacturer and distributor of piston sealing, retaining and snap rings.
