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Mr. King is an attorney licensed in the both the state and federal bars in the District of Columbia and Maryland. He obtained his J.D. in 2006 from Northeastern University School of Law, renowned for its focus on practical experience and social responsibility. The National Jurist recently selected Northeastern University School of Law as the nation’s best public interest law school.. Mr. King has a broad base of litigation experience including work with the Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section; Kohn, Kohn, & Colapinto’s “whistleblower” practice; and Jackson & Campbell’s real estate group.. Mr. King’s background in title insurance, where he gained expertise in the fundamental and essential underpinnings of a wide range of real estate transactions, and where he underwrote policies on real estate financing scenarios including defeasance, mezzanine, interest rate swap, and municipal bond financing, among others. As a title attorney Mr. King has written articles on 1031 exchanges and is the go-to person on transfer and recordation tax questions for many local attorneys and developers. Over a two-year period Mr. King handled over a quarter billion dollars in consideration and issued over a half billion dollars in liability insurance.. Most recently, Mr. King established a “person-centered” firm focusing on real estate and public interest matters. Mr. King is skilled at representing both sides of disputes between lenders & borrowers, and landlords & tenants.. Staying true to his public interest roots, Mr. King participates in pro bono foreclosure prevention and estate planning programs, and represents plaintiffs in consumer protection actions.. In addition to real estate matters, Mr. King represents creditors and debtors in bankruptcy, litigates contracts, and advises clients on tax compliance and estate planning.. In representing businesspeople and nonprofits, Mr. King aids clients in business formation and organization, regulatory and tax compliance, contracting, employment, and financing.

Diane Shapiro Richer is a principal in Ober|Kaler's Real Estate and Finance Groups and brings thirty years of experience in real estate financings and other real estate transactions. She represents real estate investment trusts (REITs), private developers, construction and permanent lenders, retailers, non-profits, and others in a wide range of real estate matters.. Diane counsels banks and other lending institutions, as well as borrowers, in construction and permanent lending and loan workouts; negotiates and drafts contracts for the acquisition, development, leasing and financing of commercial office buildings, shopping centers, office parks and planned communities; and represents developers and tenants in leasing and acquisition matters.

A former commercial real estate property manager and consultant, Jennifer Jones is a Shareholder in Polsinelli's DC office who advises domestic and international clients on various leasing-related intricacies related to big box and in-line retail leases, multi-floor and full building office and industrial leases. She negotiates multi-million dollar purchase and sale agreements for commercial properties and portfolio deals, providing legal advice related to each step of the acquisition, development, leasing management and disposition of real property.. Jones has represented private equity real estate investment firms in multiple states, asset managers for office and industrial buildings, department store chains and national retailer developers. She has experience negotiating the redevelopment of shopping centers and other multi-use developments, including complex redevelopment-related lease amendments with grocery stores, anchor tenants, restaurants and movie theater chains.