Vito Pacione is a Partner in the Real Estate Practice Group.

Vito concentrates his practice in transactional real estate. Clients seek his counsel on the acquisition, disposition, development and financing of multimillion dollar commercial and multi-family housing developments throughout the country. He routinely negotiates purchase and sale agreements, easements, development agreements and partnership and limited liability company arrangements for real estate projects, including a number of high-rise towers in the Chicago loop.

In addition, Vito counsels institutional landlords and tenants in the preparation and negotiation of variety of leases involving office, retail, industrial and airport hangar properties. He also represents borrowers in connection with large commercial construction and conventional financing transactions and loan workout agreements.

Vito has substantial experience in the structuring of like-kind exchanges under Section 1031 of the IRS Code.

Prior to joining Freeborn, Vito was Of Counsel at Jenner & Block LLP in the Firm's Real Estate department.