Lauren E. Lipsyc

Lauren E. Lipsyc

Managing Associate

She / Her / Hers

Cleveland

T 216.363.4172

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Overview

Lauren focuses her practice on real estate matters spanning retail, manufacturing, office, hospitality, industrial, health care, and other commercial industries.

Lauren regularly drafts a variety of transactional documents based on unique circumstances, analyzes title, survey, and zoning matters, and advises clients throughout each stage of their deals.

Lauren has also gained experience in a broad range of business areas, including commercial finance and banking, tax, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, and estates and trusts. Additionally, she is experienced in analyzing, interpreting, and advising on complex agency regulations at the federal, state, and local levels. Lauren’s broad exposure to numerous areas of law gives her a useful perspective and enables her to support clients across many types of matters and industries.

What I Do

Real Estate

Experience

Represented a large, national multifamily developer in the sale of affordable housing developments in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Key Contacts: Adam N. SaurweinChris F. MoratschekLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a large, national multifamily housing developer in the acquisition of property for the development of affordable housing in Washington, D.C.

Key Contacts: Adam N. SaurweinLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a multi-family developer in the sale of an affordable housing development in Avon, Indiana, involving complex regulatory and financing structures.

Key Contacts: Adam N. SaurweinD. Zev RosenbergLauren E. LipsycJared E. Kriwinsky

Represented a publicly traded REIT in a $150+ million acquisition of 23 strip shopping centers in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Texas, Virginia and Indiana.

Key Contacts: Jack KunkelPooja BhaskarMatthew G. MrazekLee KorlandMichael K. SwearengenLeAnn DavisShannon LigettiKelly M. NollSam A. MintzerJennifer L. KatzakisEvan M. McLaughlinLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented the largest U.S.-only owner and operator of last-mile industrial real estate in the sale of 6 industrial properties located in Minnesota for about $92,000,000.

Key Contacts: Kelly M. NollLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a large West Coast REIT in the acquisition of two large multi-family properties in California for a total purchase price of $240.5 Million. Acquisition included extensive environmental review and analysis.

Key Contacts: Kevin D. MargolisReed W. SirakMartha P. NikolausShannon LigettiJared E. OakesSam A. MintzerKatherine Kerrigan GioglioAlyssa L. RobertsLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. in its acquisition of an Outback Steakhouse property located in Lawton, OK for $1,572,000.

Key Contacts: Reed W. SirakKelly M. NollLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a large West Coast REIT in the $240.5 million acquisition of two multi-family properties in California, which included extensive environmental review and analysis.

Key Contacts: Kevin D. MargolisReed W. SirakShannon LigettiJared E. OakesSam A. MintzerKatherine Kerrigan GioglioAlyssa L. RobertsLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. in its $1.5 million acquisition of an Outback Steakhouse property in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Key Contacts: Reed W. SirakLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented Blackstone in connection with its acquisition of a portfolio of 228 mortgage loans from Atlantic Union Bank for approximately $2 billion.

Key Contacts: Tabitha B. HumphriesJack KunkelDavid HudsonMelanie FriedmanPooja BhaskarHunter WinsauerKyle P. GillenMatthew G. MrazekPhilip SilvermanBrian (Tae Hee) LeeKevin J. Kiley Jr.Michael W. WardKevin D. MargolisMichael K. SwearengenMichael R. BeerChristopher M. MatgouranisMichael A. PrimroseLaura L. HultAdam N. SaurweinLeAnn DavisGaetano G. SavelliJeffrey J. WildDana B. WeissBarry J. GuttmanKelly M. NollJanelle R. GasbarrinoJoel R. PentzJennifer L. KatzakisSam A. MintzerLisa M. BehraMatthew P. DelguydChris F. MoratschekNathan WagnerLaura Mehl SugarmanEvan M. McLaughlinAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulNisha PatelJustin MaroniAndrew S. NicollLauren E. LipsycRachel KashienJared E. Kriwinsky

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 a large private equity firm in the buyout of its membership interests in a joint venture owning a hotel located in Illinois.

Key Contacts: Barry J. GuttmanLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented Brookfield Asset Management in connection with the real estate and loan-related matters of its acquisition of a portfolio of 43 mortgage loans from Valley National Bank for over $920 million.

Key Contacts: Matthew G. MrazekKevin J. Kiley Jr.LeAnn DavisJeffrey J. WildBarry J. GuttmanD. Zev RosenbergLaura Mehl SugarmanEvan M. McLaughlinJustin MaroniLauren E. LipsycJared E. Kriwinsky

Represented a prominent international private equity fund that owns and manages life science and technology properties in the sale of a multi-tenant property located in southern California for approximately $10 million.

Key Contacts: Lee KorlandKevin D. MargolisLauren E. Lipsyc

Advised a leading international investment and management firm, performing all diligence and related needs for their purchase of loans in default for a total of over $600 million and subsequent foreclosures of more than 70 properties in California.

Key Contacts: Adam N. SaurweinShannon LigettiJeffrey J. WildDana B. WeissKelly M. NollChris F. MoratschekLaura Mehl SugarmanEvan M. McLaughlinMatthew M. BraichAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a large private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of forty bank branch locations in a more than $55 million NNN sale-leaseback portfolio transaction.

Key Contacts: Barry J. GuttmanLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented one of the largest multifamily developers in the country as the seller in its disposition of an affordable housing property in Michigan, structured as a partnership interest entity sale.

Key Contacts: Christopher M. MatgouranisBarry J. GuttmanLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a large private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of twenty-one retail/industrial properties in a more than $40 million NNN sale-leaseback portfolio transaction.

Key Contacts: Matthew G. MrazekShannon LigettiSam A. MintzerEvan M. McLaughlinAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulJustin MaroniLauren E. LipsycJared E. Kriwinsky

Represented a large private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of eleven retail locations across two states in a more than $22 million NNN sale-leaseback portfolio transaction.

Key Contacts: Barry J. GuttmanEvan M. McLaughlinJustin MaroniLauren E. LipsycJared E. Kriwinsky

Represented one of the largest multifamily developers in the country as the seller in its disposition of an affordable housing property in Texas, which involved collapsing a ground lease structure to sell fee title to the property, negotiating equity contributions to fund closing contributions by the partnership of the property-owning partnership and the defeasance and later redemption of bond financing.

Key Contacts: Barry J. GuttmanThomas O. CristJean Kerr KormanLauren E. LipsycJared E. Kriwinsky

Represented a leading international investment and management firm in transferring membership interests in 7 underlying real properties, with a total value exceeding $51 million.

Key Contacts: Kelly M. NollChris F. MoratschekLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented a national vehicle dealership chain in the negotiation of a mortgage loan to be used as indirect financing for the future expansion of the client’s business and related acquisition of other assets.

Key Contacts: Leah BeitnerLisa M. KimmelBarry J. GuttmanLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented one of the largest multifamily developers in the country as the seller in its disposition of five affordable housing properties in Texas totaling over $73,000,000, with three sales structured as partnership interest entity sales and the other two structured as fee simple sales.

Key Contacts: Ryan J. WilliamsLeah BeitnerBarry J. GuttmanLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented one of the largest multifamily developers in the country as the seller in its disposition of two affordable housing properties in Texas totaling over $50,000,000, with one sale structured as a partnership interest entity sale and the other structured as a fee simple sale.

Key Contacts: Leah BeitnerBarry J. GuttmanJoel VarnerLauren E. Lipsyc

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Credentials

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, 2019
  • Karsh-Dillard Scholar
  • Virginia Law and Business Review, Articles Editor
Barnard College, Columbia University, 2016, B.A. in Economics
  • summa cum laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkships and Bar Admissions

Ohio

More

  • Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2023-2025

Favorite Vacation

Old Lyme, Connecticut

Hobbies

Tennis
Country music
Enjoying the Metroparks
Training my dog for therapy work