Kathleen M. Vlasek

Kathleen M. Vlasek

Partner

She / Her / Hers

Cleveland

T 216.363.4584

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Overview

Kathleen’s practice focuses on facilitating diverse leasing transactions across the commercial, retail, office, and industrial sectors. She has experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing retail leases, amendments, and associated documentation (including SNDAs and estoppels) on behalf of retail landlords with tenants ranging from small and boutique shops to large-scale grocery stores and other anchors, restaurants, and outparcel establishments. Beyond landlord-side retail leasing, Kathleen offers representation for both landlords and tenants navigating office, industrial, warehouse, and other commercial lease agreements.

In addition to her leasing practice, Kathleen represents clients on property acquisitions, dispositions, new developments, and redevelopments across industrial, retail, office, and multi-family sectors. She provides comprehensive support on these matters, addressing negotiation of purchase agreements, reviewing and attending to title, survey, and environmental considerations, and providing analysis of existing lease and/or title restrictions related to new developments or redevelopments of existing properties. Kathleen also has experience advising clients on zoning regulations, including variance applications and amendments.

Kathleen has extensive experience with analyzing a diverse array of real estate matters and issues, providing strategic counsel to clients with respect to those matters and issues, and overseeing complex real estate transactions and redevelopment projects.

What I Do

Real Estate

Experience

Represented Purolator, a leading Canadian provider of integrated freight, package and logistics solutions, as U.S. deal counsel in its acquisition of Livingston International from Platinum Equity.

Key Contacts: Dorothea R. CarletonShivdutt TrivediAlyson WaiteAndrew MurphyReed W. SirakConnie A. PorterKathleen M. VlasekJonathan R. ToddAaron SchwedMichele (Mike) SoriceVanessa I. GomezRobert NaumoffDaniel S. MarksAlexander M. MossLogan BryantJordan J. Call

Served as legal counsel to Atmus Filtration Technologies in its $450 million definitive agreement to acquire Koch Filter. The transaction strengthens Atmus’ market position by providing direct access to Koch Filter’s established customer network across commercial and industrial HVAC, data centers and power generation.

Key Contacts: Jason MorgensternNicholas LohanW. Paul ClatterbuckSamuel Hurt Harry Quast Tasha Serafin Patrick Chomczyk Meghan Cohen Tabitha B. HumphriesTrevor MartinZach DannWalter T. Cosby Andrew D. StoverNicholas R. PesaventoAndrew GlickmanMelissa R. GrimReed W. SirakKathleen M. VlasekJonathan R. ToddAslam A. RawoofVanessa I. GomezDaniel S. Marks

Represented a metal manufacturer in the sale of an industrial warehouse in Ohio for over $6 million.

Key Contacts: Matthew G. MrazekKathleen M. Vlasek

Represented a leader in the veterinary industry in its acquisition and lease-back of property located in Bloomfield Hills, MI for about $1.5 million.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. VlasekLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a large manufacturing firm on the sale and leaseback of the industrial property out of which they operate in central Ohio for over $22.2 million.

Key Contacts: Robert A. RossKathleen M. VlasekLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented Custom Glass Solutions LLC, a glass manufacturing firm and portfolio company of Stellex Capital Management, on the sale and leaseback of a property out of which they operate in Upper Sandusky, Ohio for over $22 million. The deal was structured as a sign-and-close sale leaseback with significant financing issues to release the existing mortgage prior to closing. 

Key Contacts: Robert A. RossKathleen M. VlasekLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented LeadsOnline, LLC, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in its acquisition of Nighthawk.cloud, LLC, a provider of data analytics software to law enforcement and investigative agencies.

Key Contacts: Aan AminDouglas DiMedioLisa M. KimmelKathleen M. VlasekSean Crowley Mark LarsenDaniel S. MarksBrad Wenclewicz

Represented an operator of veterinary hospitals in its acquisition of a neighboring parcel of land in connection with the expansion of a veterinary clinic.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. VlasekAlyssa L. Roberts

Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a pet treat manufacturing company, a transaction which included a rollover of equity interests.

Key Contacts: Dorothea R. CarletonKevin D. MargolisLisa M. KimmelKathleen M. VlasekMegan E. FaskaSean Crowley

Represents a publicly-held REIT in various retail leasing matters, including national, regional, and local in-line tenant leases, ground leases, relocation, expansion, and extension agreements, and lease assignments.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Represented shopping center owner in negotiations with city water service to supply water and sewer to the shopping center.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Advise a publicly-held REIT on various retail leasing matters, including issues in connection with proposed redevelopments, expansions, exclusive and prohibited uses, and signage rights for properties nationwide.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Advise shopping center owner and developer as to potential violations of its exclusive and prohibited uses relative to individual tenant requests.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Advised shopping center owner as to shopping center’s prohibited and exclusive uses.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Advised shopping center owner as to anchor tenant’s intent to expand its premises in the shopping center.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Represented a medical technology start-up in the negotiation of a sublease for its first office space post-funding.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Represents a national real estate developer of grocery-anchored shopping centers in various retail leasing matters, including regional and local in-line tenant leases, ground leases, relocation, expansion, and extension agreements, and lease assignments.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Advise shopping center owner and developer as to potential co-tenancy violations relative to individual tenant requests or potential closures.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Advised shopping center owner as to owner’s intent to redevelop certain buildings and areas within the shopping center.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Advised shopping center owner regarding owner’s intent to expand parking at the shopping center.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

Represented Qualus Power Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of Ferreira Power Group, a specialized power engineering firm providing distribution palling and design, grid hardening, and program management for utility providers.

Key Contacts: Leah BeitnerMitchell E. GechtKathleen M. VlasekPeter E. HannaMax B. GuggenheimMark LarsenEric M. Flagg

Represented Weinberg Capital Group in the sale of its interest in North American Kitchen Solutions, Inc. (dba Hoodmart).

Key Contacts: Kevin D. MargolisIra C. KaplanKathleen M. VlasekRichard F. TracannaChristopher W. Pendleton

​Represented sellers in the sale of their industrial and commercial plumbing and HVAC service businesses.

Key Contacts: Shaylor R. SteeleKathleen M. VlasekRichard F. TracannaAmy L. CraigSamantha J. BarbaraMegan L. Mehalko

In 2020, Benesch exclusively represented Site Centers Corp. on all lease amendments throughout Site’s portfolio required as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. VlasekKelly M. NollRobert C. Ondak Jr.David Mansbery, Jr.Kathryn Kramer Gaydos

Represented a multi-faceted redevelopment of an existing shopping center located in the Chicago, IL area that encompasses nearly 700,000 square feet. The project includes a land sale to a prominent national retailer that owns an adjacent parcel to allow for a store expansion by that retailer, as well as significant related site work.  Benesch is coordinating all aspects of the redevelopment and transaction for the client.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. VlasekJeffrey J. WildKelly M. NollRobert C. Ondak Jr.David Mansbery, Jr.Kathryn Kramer Gaydos

​Represented the seller in a divestiture of its JV interest to its former JV Partner.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. Vlasek

​Represented Vendors Exchange International, LLC in the internal restructuring of a business consisting of the sale, repair, and development of intellectual property for traditional, industrial and specialty vending machines.

Key Contacts: Kathleen M. VlasekMegan L. Mehalko

Represented the seller in its disposition of its fire-sprinkler installation and service business to private equity​.

Key Contacts: Leah BeitnerKathleen M. Vlasek

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Credentials

Education

Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D.
  • cum laude
University of Dayton, B.A.
  • Sociology
  • cum laude

Clerkships and Bar Admissions

Ohio

More

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
  • Member, Girl Scouts of North East Ohio Young Alumnae Committee
    • Chair, Events Planning Subcommittee
  • Member, Playhouse Square Partners Board