Andrew R. Stern is a real estate lawyer and of counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP and has particular experience in national office and retail leasing, as well as in advising design and construction companies. He is a member of the firm’s Real Estate, Construction and International Practices and the Energy, Hospitality, Resort & Golf and Health Care Industry Teams.

Mr. Stern has handled a wide variety of real estate matters, including:

Construction and permanent financing
Site acquisition and assembly
Permitting and zoning
Architects licensing and contracts
Contractor and construction manager contracts
Development, brokerage and property management agreements
Partnership and limited liability company agreements
Land disposition agreements with governmental authorities
Creation of condominium and other forms of common ownership vehicles, including cooperatives

In addition to his extensive background in traditional real estate matters, Mr. Stern also frequently works with the Business Law Department on the real estate aspects of mergers and acquisitions, financings, environmental matters and other due diligence.

Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Stern was a member of the national firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Mr. Stern was also previously a vice president of the hotel company, ITT Sheraton Corporation, as well as The Carlson Group, Inc., a national design and construction specializing in data centers and telecom facilities. While at Sheraton, Mr. Stern worked with the company’s development team on numerous U.S. and international hotel acquisitions, management contracts and property dispositions.