Overview
Sarah Deson concentrates her practice on complex real estate transactions with a particular focus on negotiating acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing.
Sarah counsels publicly and privately held companies, collaborating with their general counsels, in-house legal departments, chief investment officers and other stakeholders across industries including automotive, retail, self-storage, office, industrial, manufactured housing and waste management.
Clients value Sarah’s extensive legal experience, tenacity, calm demeanor during demanding negotiations and her ability to meet tight deadlines.
Services
Practice Areas
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented a Fortune 50 public company in the $136M acquisition of an industrial facility and loan assumption
- Represented a privately held company in securing $63.5M and $66.5M financing for self-storage portfolio acquisitions
- Represents publicly traded REITs in nationwide shopping center dispositions and acquisitions
- Represents a public company tenant in the negotiation of national retail leases
- Represents a national industrial tenant in the negotiation of national industrial leases
- Represents a privately held company in the regular acquisition of self-storage properties
Credentials
Education
- Leo Burnett Fellowship
Admissions
- Colorado (inactive)
- Michigan
Recognition
Professional & Community Involvement
State Bar of Michigan
Oakland County Bar Association
- Real Estate Subcommittee
Colorado Bar Association
IWF – Michigan
Michigan Economic Growth Authority, Past Board Member
Michigan Humanities Council, Past Treasurer