Case Studies

Leasing + Negotiation for Ohio-Based Retail Foodservice Company

Our lawyers are representing an Ohio-based national leader in artisan ice cream products as real estate counsel in connection with its leasing of retail locations throughout the United States.

Real Estate Counsel to National Fast-Casual Burger Concept

Kegler Brown represents a franchisee of a Denver-based nationally franchised fast-casual restaurant concept. The franchisee is located in Maryland, with additional locations to open in the Virginia and Washington D.C. areas. We provide general real estate, corporate and franchise counsel on an ongoing basis.

Cargominiums

Beginning in 2015, Kegler Brown provided general counsel to Nothing Into Something Real Estate (NISRE), a faith-based non-profit housing organization in central Ohio throughout the complicated process leading up to the groundbreaking of their 25-unit housing complex, Cargominiums. To create this affordable, sustainable and eco-friendly apartment building constructed from repurposed shipping containers, NISRE relied on the advice of Kegler Brown to resolve issues in zoning and real estate, and securing and structuring finances.

NISRE’s Cargominiums are scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2017 and will be Ohio’s first residential building created from shipping containers. Kegler Brown will continue to provide legal services throughout the construction process.

India Lease Management for Global Clinical Services Company

In 2016, Kegler Brown advised a global healthcare + pharmaceutical research and services provider, and its international subsidiaries in India, on critical leases for property located in four different cities in India valued at several million dollars. Our lawyers managed the regulatory, tax and complicated contractual issues for each transaction and continue to assist and advise on ongoing operations in India, including but not limited to labor law, tax, regulatory, data protection and IP issues pertaining to its operations.

Heartland Bank Closes $42M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Development in Bexley

Kegler Brown represented Heartland Bank in its construction loan to Continental Development Ventures. This loan will partially fund the construction of “The Fitzgerald,” a mixed-use project with 226 residential units, office and retail space, and public parking, located in Bexley, Ohio. The project incorporates TIF, PACE, and Capital Lease bond financing, in addition to the construction loan, through the involvement of the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority.