Alex S.Johnson
Partner
Real Estate
asjohnson@seyfarth.com
More About Alex
Alex's practice encompasses a variety of transactional real estate and corporate, commercial finance, and land use matters, including acquisitions and dispositions; acquisition, construction, mezzanine, and permanent financings; development projects and entitlements; joint ventures; and entity formation and organizational restructuring. He has worked on over $3 billion in transactions involving portfolios and single assets, including office, industrial, hotel, multifamily, retail, charter school, and agricultural properties.
Alex’s representative clients include REITs; pension funds; private equity sponsors; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; healthcare systems and providers; hedge funds; landlords and tenants in commercial lease negotiations for office, industrial, medical and retail space; solar energy providers; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex was listed in Southern California Super Lawyers magazine Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) in 2017 and 2018.
Alex’s representative clients include REITs; pension funds; private equity sponsors; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; healthcare systems and providers; hedge funds; landlords and tenants in commercial lease negotiations for office, industrial, medical and retail space; solar energy providers; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex was listed in Southern California Super Lawyers magazine Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) in 2017 and 2018.
- JD, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Order of the Coif
Southern California Law Review - BA, Northwestern University
Cum laude
- California
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- A private equity company in connection with its acquisition and related restructuring of a privately-held cold storage and logistics company for US $1.3 billion, including an 18-state, 44-property real estate portfolio
- A privately-held REIT in connection with its acquisition of multi-family residential projects totaling over US $300 million
- A private investment firm in connection with its acquisition, CMBS financing, and mezzanine financing of an 8-state, 61-property real estate portfolio for US $145 million
- A charter school developer and landlord in connection with its acquisition, financing, development, leasing, management, and disposition of charter school projects totaling over US $100 million
- A publicly-traded REIT in connection with its acquisition of a San Francisco hotel and related retail property for US $75 million
- A privately-held real estate developer in connection with its acquisition and disposition of office and retail properties in excess of US $72MM
- A developer in a US $41 million construction loan financing
- Both the developer and institutional investor in connection with their acquisition of industrial properties in excess of US $36 million
- A landlord in connection with a 35,000 square foot commercial lease
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More About Alex
Alex's practice encompasses a variety of transactional real estate and corporate, commercial finance, and land use matters, including acquisitions and dispositions; acquisition, construction, mezzanine, and permanent financings; development projects and entitlements; joint ventures; and entity formation and organizational restructuring. He has worked on over $3 billion in transactions involving portfolios and single assets, including office, industrial, hotel, multifamily, retail, charter school, and agricultural properties.
Alex’s representative clients include REITs; pension funds; private equity sponsors; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; healthcare systems and providers; hedge funds; landlords and tenants in commercial lease negotiations for office, industrial, medical and retail space; solar energy providers; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex was listed in Southern California Super Lawyers magazine Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) in 2017 and 2018.
Alex’s representative clients include REITs; pension funds; private equity sponsors; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; healthcare systems and providers; hedge funds; landlords and tenants in commercial lease negotiations for office, industrial, medical and retail space; solar energy providers; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex was listed in Southern California Super Lawyers magazine Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) in 2017 and 2018.
- JD, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Order of the Coif
Southern California Law Review - BA, Northwestern University
Cum laude
- California
Related Services
Related Key Industries
- A private equity company in connection with its acquisition and related restructuring of a privately-held cold storage and logistics company for US $1.3 billion, including an 18-state, 44-property real estate portfolio
- A privately-held REIT in connection with its acquisition of multi-family residential projects totaling over US $300 million
- A private investment firm in connection with its acquisition, CMBS financing, and mezzanine financing of an 8-state, 61-property real estate portfolio for US $145 million
- A charter school developer and landlord in connection with its acquisition, financing, development, leasing, management, and disposition of charter school projects totaling over US $100 million
- A publicly-traded REIT in connection with its acquisition of a San Francisco hotel and related retail property for US $75 million
- A privately-held real estate developer in connection with its acquisition and disposition of office and retail properties in excess of US $72MM
- A developer in a US $41 million construction loan financing
- Both the developer and institutional investor in connection with their acquisition of industrial properties in excess of US $36 million
- A landlord in connection with a 35,000 square foot commercial lease
Related News & Insights
-
Recognition
Aug 18, 2022
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2023
-
Firm News
Dec 21, 2021
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-
Recognition
Aug 19, 2021
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2022
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Recognition
Aug 20, 2020
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2021
- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2021-2024)
- Listed in Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) (2017-2018)
- Urban Land Institute
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association (former)
- Financial Lawyers Conference (former)