Biography

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. Mr. Walsh has worked extensively with the owner of public land in the District of Columbia on the development of a major mixed-use destination project. A substantial portion of Mr. Walsh’s practice focuses on commercial leasing and he represents office, retail and industrial landlords and tenants in leasing activity nationwide. He has worked with a client on the development of a national “green” lease form and has lectured frequently on “green leasing” topics. 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.

Education

J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (1997)

B.A., University of Notre Dame (1994)

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New Jersey
• New York