Michael J. Klein

Michael J. Klein

Partner

Chicago

T 312.212.4980

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Overview

Michael has significant experience representing clients in commercial real estate transactions and business transactions. He counsels and represents clients in both domestic and international acquisitions, dispositions, lending, leasing, sale-leasebacks, build to suits, separation of real estate assets, restructurings, construction, zoning, utility agreements and development work.

Michael further assists clients with his knowledge in business and commercial matters. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner with another prominent law firm and senior counsel for real estate for a Fortune 100 company.

What I Do

Pharmaceutical
Pharmacy
Real Estate

Experience

Represented a client in the $11.25 million sale of a 26-acre lakefront residential property in Illinois.

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Max Guggenheim and Mike Klein negotiated a headquarters lease for over 127,000 square feet of space on behalf of a client’s newest spinoff.  The Lease negotiation lasted almost a year, and was particularly challenging as the landlord was foreclosed during the negotiation, and involved the negotiation of the early termination of a Ground Lease Nondisturbance Agreement, an SNDA and an Escrow Agreement with the Receiver, the Lender, the Ground Lessor and the Escrow Agent. The headquarters will have office and pharmacy operations, and the client was awarded an EDGE tax credit by the State of Illinois as part of the incentive package, in connection with Vantive’s $23 million investment and creation of 50 new full time jobs as part of this project.

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Represented a consumer goods manufacturer in the purchase of 125,000 sf warehouse in Woodridge, IL.

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Represented a public relations firm in the lease of 20,000 sf office lease in Atlanta, GA.

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Represented a consumer goods manufacturer in the lease of 100,000 sf warehouse in Woodridge, IL.

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Represented an alternative energy company, as tenant, in the negotiation of 22,000 sf office lease at 200 W Madison, Chicago, IL.

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Represented a medical device and nutrition company in the purchase of 25 acres of land assembled from 8 property owners for future development in Cherokee County, GA.

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Represented a law firm, as tenant, in the negotiation of 164,000 sf office lease in Key Tower, Cleveland, OH.

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Represented a law firm, as tenant, in the negotiation of a 121,000 sf office lease in Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY.

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Represented a medical device company, as tenant, in negotiation with the receiver, lender and ground lessor of 127,000 sf office headquarters lease in Deerfield, IL.

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Represented a pharmaceutical company as landlord in the drafting and negotiating of a 210,000 sf office lease in Northbrook, IL.

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Represented a medical device company as the tenant in the negotiation of a new 260,000-square-foot build-to-suit warehouse lease in Altavista, VA. The negotiation included the negotiation of the donation of the land for the facility from the town in return for the $37 million capital investment.

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Represented the seller in its disposition of mining-related real property and assets.

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Represented Fortune 100 Company in the negotiation of a Capital Lease with the Dayton-Montgomery Port Authority and other governmental incentives with the State of Ohio regarding the expansion of a manufacturing plant in Tipp City, OH.

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Represented a pharmaceutical company in the lease of a 154,000 sf integrated biotechnology campus in San Francisco, CA.

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Represented global pharmaceutical company in sale of 700,000 sf R&D and manufacturing campus in Longmont, CO.

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Represented seller in 500,000 sf sale and leaseback of warehouse in Memphis, TN.

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Represented tenant in 850,000 sf build to suit warehouse lease in Byhalia, MS.

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Represented a law firm in 70,000 sf office lease in Chicago, IL.

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Represented buyer in the purchase of 660,000 sf headquarters campus in Deerfield, IL.

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Represented buyer in the purchase and leaseback of 200,000 sf headquarters campus in Alameda, CA.

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Represented tenant in 160,000 sf office lease in Lake Forest, IL.

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Represented tenant in 52,000 sf build to suit office and R&D lease in South Portland, ME.

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Represented a public relations firm in the negotiation of 120,000 sf office lease in Chicago, IL.

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Represented pharmaceutical company subtenant in 560,000 sf office sublease and then subsequent purchase in Mettawa, IL.

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Represented Fortune 100 corporation in 130,000 sf build to suit office lease in Austin, TX.

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Represented tenant in 215,000 sf build to suit office lease in Columbus, OH.

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Represented tenant in the negotiation of 100,000 sf office lease in Maple Grove, MN.

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Represented the owner in the sale and later repurchase of 320,000 sf office and manufacturing facility in Irving, TX.

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Represented owner in sale and leaseback of 350,000 sf office campus in Temecula, CA.

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Represented Fortune 100 diversified pharmaceutical, medical device and nutritionals company in the separation of its real estate into 2 publicly traded companies.

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Represented Fortune 100 auto parts and building systems controls company related to the separation of its real estate as part of separation into 2 publicly traded companies.

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Credentials

Education

University of Illinois College of Law, 1994, J.D.
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, 1991, B.A.
  • with distinction

Bar & Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Illinois

More

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Vice President, University of Illinois Law Alumni Association (2009-2012)
  • Coach, Batavia Youth Baseball and Football Teams (2009-2014)
  • Board Member, Finance Committee, Aspire Chicago (2022-present)
  • Listed, Legal 500: City Elite, Real Estate, 2026
  • “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Listed, Illinois Super Lawyers (2010-2011)