People: Adam W. Walsh, Partner

Adam W. Walsh

Partner

Washington, D.C.
Direct: (202) 828-3522
Fax: (202) 641-9212
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Mr. Walsh is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  He has over 10 years of experience working with both institutional and entrepreneurial clients in the acquisition, development, structuring, leasing and financing of commercial real estate projects.  The complex transactions that Mr. Walsh handles include joint venture formations, construction, mezzanine and permanent loans, ground leases, recapitalizations and sale-leasebacks.  He advises pension funds, real estate advisory groups, real estate investment trusts and commercial and residential developers.  These projects include office buildings, new and converted residential condominiums, assisted living and other senior housing and medical facilities, regional and strip shopping centers and retail and mixed-use developments.  Mr. Walsh has spearheaded legal teams in closing large, multi-state and multi-property acquisitions and dispositions, and has managed commercial finance transactions in nearly all 50 states. 

In light of recent economic developments, a significant portion of Mr. Walsh’s practice is advising landlords, lenders and owners on the issues presented by insolvent or defaulting tenants and borrowers. 

Mr. Walsh also frequently lectures on “green leasing” topics and developed a national “green” lease form. 

Mr. Walsh was recognized as a leading lawyer for Real Estate in the District of Columbia in the 2011 edition of Legal 500 for Real Estate.

Mr. Walsh is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  He has over 10 years of experience working with both institutional and entrepreneurial clients in the acquisition, development, structuring, leasing and financing of commercial real estate projects.  The complex transactions that Mr. Walsh handles include joint venture formations, construction, mezzanine and permanent loans, ground leases, recapitalizations and sale-leasebacks.  He advises pension funds, real estate advisory groups, real estate investment trusts and commercial and residential developers.  These projects include office buildings, new and converted residential condominiums, assisted living and other senior housing and medical facilities, regional and strip shopping centers and retail and mixed-use developments.  Mr. Walsh has spearheaded legal teams in closing large, multi-state and multi-property acquisitions and dispositions, and has managed commercial finance transactions in nearly all 50 states. 

In light of recent economic developments, a significant portion of Mr. Walsh’s practice is advising landlords, lenders and owners on the issues presented by insolvent or defaulting tenants and borrowers. 

Mr. Walsh also frequently lectures on “green leasing” topics and developed a national “green” lease form. 

Mr. Walsh was recognized as a leading lawyer for Real Estate in the District of Columbia in the 2011 edition of Legal 500 for Real Estate.

Education

  • J.D., The College of William and Mary School of Law (1997)
    Marshall-Wythe School of Law
  • B.A., University of Notre Dame (1994)

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • District of Columbia

Affiliations

  • D.C. Real Estate Group, Past President and Board Member
  • District of Columbia Building Industry Association
  • Urban Land Institute
  • Notre Dame Club of Washington, DC

Representative Engagements

  • Representation of landlord in leasing the entirety of a newly delivered office building in Washington, D.C., including one leasing transaction nominated for Washington Business Journal’s 2010 Best Office Lease - Urban category
  • Representation of landlord in 90,000 square feet office lease, one of the largest lease transactions in 2011 for Suburban Maryland
  • Represented publicly traded owner of senior housing facilities in over $200,000,000 of refinancing and loan restructurings in 2010-2011
  • Represented purchaser of triple-net retail properties in 6 acquisitions in 2010-2011 in Illinois, Virginia and Washington, DC
  • Represented developer of speculative office development project in 2010 in suburban Virginia
  • Represented local entrepreneurial owner in acquisition of 3 rehabilitation and development infill sites in Washington DC in 2010-2011
  • Represented institutional focused retail fund in acquisition and debt restructuring of major mixed-use residential office shopping center in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2010
  • Represented owner in full building data center lease in Dulles Corridor, Virginia 2010
  • Representation of the ownership on the 2007 Maryland/DC National Association of Industrial and Office Properties’ “Deal of the Year”

Publications

  • “Green Issues to Consider in Drafting and Negotiating Office Building Leases,” Bureau of National Affairs, Inc (March 2012)
  • “Strengthening Letter of Credit Security Provisions; Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy (February 2010)
  • Leasing Green “Incorporate Sustainable Practices into Tenant - Landlord Contracts” Commercial Investment Real Estate (November 2009)
  • “Developer Strategies to Limit Warranty Claims,” Real Estate Finance (February 2006)
  • “Homeland Security for D.C. Office Market,” National Real Estate Investor (April 2003)
  • “Controversial Law Changes Commercial Foreclosures,” Washington Business Journal (December 2001)
  • “Liability for Contaminated Property: Secured Creditor Exemption Upheld,” National Law Journal (1999)
  • “Reasonable Speech Regulations in Private Shopping Centers,” National Law Journal (1998)