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 across all asset classes and jurisdictions, including acquisitions and dispositions; acquisition, construction, mezzanine, and permanent financings; development projects and entitlements; joint ventures; leasing; and entity formation and organizational restructuring. He has worked on over US$4 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; insurance companies; pension funds; private equity firms; family offices; investors and sponsors; big box retailers; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; health care systems and providers; hedge funds; restaurateurs; landlords and tenants in office, industrial, medical, retail, agricultural, restaurant, and charter school leases; solar energy providers; charitable institutions; wealthy individuals; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex is dedicated to understanding the nuances of his clients’ businesses so that he can provide the most practical, cost-effective legal advice and prides himself on solving complex problems and shepherding deals to closing. In recognition of his excellence, Alex has been named a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law from 2021 through 2024 and was named a 2017 and a 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (Thomson Reuters). Alex is proud to provide pro bono representation to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, which is dedicated to developing parks, gardens, and green space throughout Los Angeles. Alex is also fluent in Spanish.
Alex’s representative clients include: REITs; insurance companies; pension funds; private equity firms; family offices; investors and sponsors; big box retailers; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; health care systems and providers; hedge funds; restaurateurs; landlords and tenants in office, industrial, medical, retail, agricultural, restaurant, and charter school leases; solar energy providers; charitable institutions; wealthy individuals; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex is dedicated to understanding the nuances of his clients’ businesses so that he can provide the most practical, cost-effective legal advice and prides himself on solving complex problems and shepherding deals to closing. In recognition of his excellence, Alex has been named a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law from 2021 through 2024 and was named a 2017 and a 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (Thomson Reuters). Alex is proud to provide pro bono representation to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, which is dedicated to developing parks, gardens, and green space throughout Los Angeles. Alex is also fluent in Spanish.
- 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 across all asset classes and jurisdictions, including acquisitions and dispositions; acquisition, construction, mezzanine, and permanent financings; development projects and entitlements; joint ventures; leasing; and entity formation and organizational restructuring. He has worked on over US$4 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; insurance companies; pension funds; private equity firms; family offices; investors and sponsors; big box retailers; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; health care systems and providers; hedge funds; restaurateurs; landlords and tenants in office, industrial, medical, retail, agricultural, restaurant, and charter school leases; solar energy providers; charitable institutions; wealthy individuals; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex is dedicated to understanding the nuances of his clients’ businesses so that he can provide the most practical, cost-effective legal advice and prides himself on solving complex problems and shepherding deals to closing. In recognition of his excellence, Alex has been named a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law from 2021 through 2024 and was named a 2017 and a 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (Thomson Reuters). Alex is proud to provide pro bono representation to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, which is dedicated to developing parks, gardens, and green space throughout Los Angeles. Alex is also fluent in Spanish.
Alex’s representative clients include: REITs; insurance companies; pension funds; private equity firms; family offices; investors and sponsors; big box retailers; investment banking firms; commercial developers; institutional lenders; charter school developers, owners, and operators; health care systems and providers; hedge funds; restaurateurs; landlords and tenants in office, industrial, medical, retail, agricultural, restaurant, and charter school leases; solar energy providers; charitable institutions; wealthy individuals; and cities and redevelopment agencies.
Alex is dedicated to understanding the nuances of his clients’ businesses so that he can provide the most practical, cost-effective legal advice and prides himself on solving complex problems and shepherding deals to closing. In recognition of his excellence, Alex has been named a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law from 2021 through 2024 and was named a 2017 and a 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (Thomson Reuters). Alex is proud to provide pro bono representation to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, which is dedicated to developing parks, gardens, and green space throughout Los Angeles. Alex is also fluent in Spanish.
- 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
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- Urban Land Institute
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association (former)
- Financial Lawyers Conference (former)