AmadeoCantú
Partner
Real Estate
acantu@seyfarth.com
Amadeo is passionate about providing exceptional legal representation to real estate clients in a creative, practical, and cost-effective manner.
More About Amadeo
Real estate investment advisors look to Amadeo to help them meet their fiduciary duties to their investors with respect to complex transactions, disputes, and other matters. He provides exceptional and cost-effective representation to minimize risk and liability, and maximize value and profits.
Amadeo represents real estate companies, public and private REITs, financial institutions, pension funds, family offices, and Fortune 500 and small corporations looking for representation with such transactions and matters. He has handled transactions in more than 20 states. Amadeo has a broad range of real estate experience, including the acquisition, disposition, financing (both on the lender side and borrower side), and leasing (both on the landlord side and tenant side) of all asset classes. He knows what clients look for when it comes to top-notch legal representation.
When Amadeo was a senior associate, a Fortune 500 client with extensive real estate facilities all over the country asked him to substitute for an in-house attorney for several months. This assignment provided him with invaluable experience and an inside perspective as to what clients look for in outside counsel: top-notch representation on a cost-effective basis.
Over the last 15 years, about half of Amadeo's transactions involved hotels. This ultimately turned his focus to hotel acquisitions, dispositions, financings, management agreements, franchise agreements, and general hospitality matters, such as liquor licenses, affiliation agreements, hotel contracts, equipment leases, and other operational concerns. Amadeo's experiences with the business aspects of hotels have given him experience with labor and employment matters, including unions, collective bargaining agreements, and withdrawal liability. Additionally, he has a full team of labor, employment, benefits, and ERISA attorneys who can provide helpful advice on these topics.
Amadeo enjoys working alongside Seyfarth attorneys who are as enthusiastic about real estate and related areas as he is. He's proud to work at a firm that is committed to providing top-notch representation to its clients. Seyfarth provides him the support and resources to be a trusted advisor and partner for his clients, which he finds both exciting and rewarding.
Amadeo represents real estate companies, public and private REITs, financial institutions, pension funds, family offices, and Fortune 500 and small corporations looking for representation with such transactions and matters. He has handled transactions in more than 20 states. Amadeo has a broad range of real estate experience, including the acquisition, disposition, financing (both on the lender side and borrower side), and leasing (both on the landlord side and tenant side) of all asset classes. He knows what clients look for when it comes to top-notch legal representation.
When Amadeo was a senior associate, a Fortune 500 client with extensive real estate facilities all over the country asked him to substitute for an in-house attorney for several months. This assignment provided him with invaluable experience and an inside perspective as to what clients look for in outside counsel: top-notch representation on a cost-effective basis.
Over the last 15 years, about half of Amadeo's transactions involved hotels. This ultimately turned his focus to hotel acquisitions, dispositions, financings, management agreements, franchise agreements, and general hospitality matters, such as liquor licenses, affiliation agreements, hotel contracts, equipment leases, and other operational concerns. Amadeo's experiences with the business aspects of hotels have given him experience with labor and employment matters, including unions, collective bargaining agreements, and withdrawal liability. Additionally, he has a full team of labor, employment, benefits, and ERISA attorneys who can provide helpful advice on these topics.
Amadeo enjoys working alongside Seyfarth attorneys who are as enthusiastic about real estate and related areas as he is. He's proud to work at a firm that is committed to providing top-notch representation to its clients. Seyfarth provides him the support and resources to be a trusted advisor and partner for his clients, which he finds both exciting and rewarding.
- JD, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- BA, Rice University
Economics and Managerial Studies
- California
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- Represented a real estate company in connection with private placement memos for hotels located in Colorado and Missouri.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with the sale of 12 hotels located all over the country.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a mortgage loan secured by four hotels, and separate repurchase agreement, which loan and agreement were cross-defaulted and were consummated at the same time.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with an unsecured line of credit indirectly secured by real estate and membership interests.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a second mortgage loan for a resort located in Vail, Colorado.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a construction loan for a resort located in South Beach.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with the refinancing of three office buildings located in Virginia.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a construction loan for an office building converted into an apartment building.
- Represented the sponsor of a joint venture in connection with the recapitalization of a multibuilding office project located in Northern California, including the modification of the mortgage loan and the admission of a new partner to the joint venture, and in connection with the subsequent sale of the project.
- Represented an investment fund in connection with the acquisition and financing, and subsequent sale, of a landmark hotel located in Seattle.
- Represented an investment fund in connection with the acquisition and financing of hotels located in Houston and Washington, DC.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with the acquisition, and concurrent assumption of a CMBS loan, of a hotel located in the New Orleans.
- Represented a public REIT in connection with the sale of a landmark hotel located in Los Angeles.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition of a landmark hotel located in Los Angeles.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition of two hotels (historic landmark hotel located in New York and conference center hotel located in New Jersey).
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition and financing, and subsequent sale, of a landmark hotel located in Texas.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition and financing, and subsequent refinancing, of a landmark hotel located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition of a resort hotel located in Washington.
- Represented an investment bank in connection with the leasing of more than 100,000 square feet of office space in Manhattan.
- Represented a pension fund in connection with the sale of two student housing projects located in Minnesota and Texas.
- Represented an investment fund in connection with the acquisition of a landmark apartment building located in Los Angeles.
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Amadeo is passionate about providing exceptional legal representation to real estate clients in a creative, practical, and cost-effective manner.
More About Amadeo
Real estate investment advisors look to Amadeo to help them meet their fiduciary duties to their investors with respect to complex transactions, disputes, and other matters. He provides exceptional and cost-effective representation to minimize risk and liability, and maximize value and profits.
Amadeo represents real estate companies, public and private REITs, financial institutions, pension funds, family offices, and Fortune 500 and small corporations looking for representation with such transactions and matters. He has handled transactions in more than 20 states. Amadeo has a broad range of real estate experience, including the acquisition, disposition, financing (both on the lender side and borrower side), and leasing (both on the landlord side and tenant side) of all asset classes. He knows what clients look for when it comes to top-notch legal representation.
When Amadeo was a senior associate, a Fortune 500 client with extensive real estate facilities all over the country asked him to substitute for an in-house attorney for several months. This assignment provided him with invaluable experience and an inside perspective as to what clients look for in outside counsel: top-notch representation on a cost-effective basis.
Over the last 15 years, about half of Amadeo's transactions involved hotels. This ultimately turned his focus to hotel acquisitions, dispositions, financings, management agreements, franchise agreements, and general hospitality matters, such as liquor licenses, affiliation agreements, hotel contracts, equipment leases, and other operational concerns. Amadeo's experiences with the business aspects of hotels have given him experience with labor and employment matters, including unions, collective bargaining agreements, and withdrawal liability. Additionally, he has a full team of labor, employment, benefits, and ERISA attorneys who can provide helpful advice on these topics.
Amadeo enjoys working alongside Seyfarth attorneys who are as enthusiastic about real estate and related areas as he is. He's proud to work at a firm that is committed to providing top-notch representation to its clients. Seyfarth provides him the support and resources to be a trusted advisor and partner for his clients, which he finds both exciting and rewarding.
Amadeo represents real estate companies, public and private REITs, financial institutions, pension funds, family offices, and Fortune 500 and small corporations looking for representation with such transactions and matters. He has handled transactions in more than 20 states. Amadeo has a broad range of real estate experience, including the acquisition, disposition, financing (both on the lender side and borrower side), and leasing (both on the landlord side and tenant side) of all asset classes. He knows what clients look for when it comes to top-notch legal representation.
When Amadeo was a senior associate, a Fortune 500 client with extensive real estate facilities all over the country asked him to substitute for an in-house attorney for several months. This assignment provided him with invaluable experience and an inside perspective as to what clients look for in outside counsel: top-notch representation on a cost-effective basis.
Over the last 15 years, about half of Amadeo's transactions involved hotels. This ultimately turned his focus to hotel acquisitions, dispositions, financings, management agreements, franchise agreements, and general hospitality matters, such as liquor licenses, affiliation agreements, hotel contracts, equipment leases, and other operational concerns. Amadeo's experiences with the business aspects of hotels have given him experience with labor and employment matters, including unions, collective bargaining agreements, and withdrawal liability. Additionally, he has a full team of labor, employment, benefits, and ERISA attorneys who can provide helpful advice on these topics.
Amadeo enjoys working alongside Seyfarth attorneys who are as enthusiastic about real estate and related areas as he is. He's proud to work at a firm that is committed to providing top-notch representation to its clients. Seyfarth provides him the support and resources to be a trusted advisor and partner for his clients, which he finds both exciting and rewarding.
- JD, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- BA, Rice University
Economics and Managerial Studies
- California
Related Services
Related Key Industries
- Represented a real estate company in connection with private placement memos for hotels located in Colorado and Missouri.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with the sale of 12 hotels located all over the country.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a mortgage loan secured by four hotels, and separate repurchase agreement, which loan and agreement were cross-defaulted and were consummated at the same time.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with an unsecured line of credit indirectly secured by real estate and membership interests.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a second mortgage loan for a resort located in Vail, Colorado.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a construction loan for a resort located in South Beach.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with the refinancing of three office buildings located in Virginia.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with a construction loan for an office building converted into an apartment building.
- Represented the sponsor of a joint venture in connection with the recapitalization of a multibuilding office project located in Northern California, including the modification of the mortgage loan and the admission of a new partner to the joint venture, and in connection with the subsequent sale of the project.
- Represented an investment fund in connection with the acquisition and financing, and subsequent sale, of a landmark hotel located in Seattle.
- Represented an investment fund in connection with the acquisition and financing of hotels located in Houston and Washington, DC.
- Represented an investment advisor in connection with the acquisition, and concurrent assumption of a CMBS loan, of a hotel located in the New Orleans.
- Represented a public REIT in connection with the sale of a landmark hotel located in Los Angeles.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition of a landmark hotel located in Los Angeles.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition of two hotels (historic landmark hotel located in New York and conference center hotel located in New Jersey).
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition and financing, and subsequent sale, of a landmark hotel located in Texas.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition and financing, and subsequent refinancing, of a landmark hotel located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Represented a private REIT in connection with the acquisition of a resort hotel located in Washington.
- Represented an investment bank in connection with the leasing of more than 100,000 square feet of office space in Manhattan.
- Represented a pension fund in connection with the sale of two student housing projects located in Minnesota and Texas.
- Represented an investment fund in connection with the acquisition of a landmark apartment building located in Los Angeles.
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- Recommended Attorney, Real Estate Finance, The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) (2021)
- Co-Author, "Hotel Franchising in the Time of COVID-19," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 27, 2020)
- Co-Author, "A Trap for the Unwary Owner, Lender, and General Contractor: Avoiding Criminal Liability and Civil Penalties in Connection with Tennessee Construction Projects," Client Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 19, 2019)
- Co-Presenter, "'Suite' Times Ahead or 'Inn' for More Trouble," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 6, 2021)
- Seyfarth Pro Bono Committee (2009-2016)