Brad Hawley represents clients in structuring, documenting, and negotiating the acquisition, disposition, development, leasing, and financing of improved and unimproved commercial real property. Consistently recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Mr. Hawley has been primary outside counsel for numerous publicly traded real estate companies and financial institutions across the United States and internationally for more than twenty years. In one case, he was primary counsel to a foreign, publicly traded company in connection with its U.S. affiliate’s acquisition, financing, redevelopment, construction, leasing, and sale of apartment complexes, office buildings, hotels, and warehouses in seven states over a ten-year period.
Education
- J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 1982
- B.A., Economics, with highest honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 1979
Member, Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Beta Kappa
Order of the Coif
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Primary counsel to a foreign publicly traded company in connection with its U.S. affiliates' acquisition, financing, redevelopment, construction, leasing and sale of more than twenty-five apartment complexes, office buildings, hotels and warehouses in seven states over a ten year period.
- Primary real estate counsel to a U.S. publicly traded real estate investment trust in connection with the acquisition and financing of more than ten portfolios of office, service center and flex warehouse facilities in twelve states over a three year period, and related disposition of a thirty-one property multi-state portfolio in connection with the merger of the client with another publicly traded real estate investment trust.
- Primary real estate counsel to a major life insurance company affiliate in connection with the reorganization of the partnership owning, and ultimate disposition of, the largest office building in Dallas, Texas.
- Primary counsel to a Texas-based development concern in connection with the land acquisition, development, construction, leasing and sale of office buildings in Austin (1), Houston (3), Atlanta (3), Orlando (2) and Washington, D.C. (5).
- Counsel to several major national and state banking associations, life insurance companies and federal savings banks in connection with their respective acquisition, development, construction and mezzanine financing activities in Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, Colorado and other states.
- Counsel to a significant Dallas-based private equity opportunity fund in connection with due diligence and resulting equity transactions involving master planned communities in Texas, California and Washington.
Professional History
Partner in the law firm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Professional Affiliations
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Austin Bar Association
Member, Texas Association of Bank Counsel
Founding Member, The Real Estate Council of Dallas
Member, Real Estate Council of Austin
Named in The Best Lawyers in America
Named Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine
Community Leadership
Member of the Executive Committee and General Counsel,
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Former Executive Committee Member and Past President,
University of Texas Law Alumni Association
Former Member of the Executive Board of Directors,
Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Member, Economic Development Council, Opportunity Austin
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