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Kurt D. Nondorf

Biography

Kurt Nondorf has almost 30 years of experience in real estate transactions law, including the representation of institutional clients in connection with the acquisition, sale, financing, and leasing of office buildings, apartment complexes, industrial sites, warehouses, and hotels. His most frequent assignments involve work in the commercial capital and leasing markets, representing buyers and sellers of improved properties and landlords and tenants in commercial leases.

Most recently, Mr. Nondorf has spent a considerable portion of his practice on office building acquisitions, sales and financings for multiple fund clients, including a number of portfolio sales and acquisitions of improved property. His recent experience also includes representation of developer clients and large tenants in build-to-suit transactions.

Mr. Nondorf's experience in the leasing area includes the representation of two large and well-respected law firms in connection with the leasing of their headquarters locations in newly constructed office projects. Mr. Nondorf regularly represents large tenants and institutional landlords in office building leasing. He has worked on several leases of over 400,000 square feet.

Mr. Nondorf is also managing partner of the firm's Houston office.

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Organization Membership

Mr. Nondorf is active with several professional associations, including ULI, NAIOP, and HOLBA. He is a member of: the Real Estate Committee of the Economic Development Advisory Board of the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston Real Estate Lawyers Council, and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He also is a past chair of the board of directors of the Real Estate Section of the Houston Bar Association.

Community Involvement

Mr. Nondorf is a member of the Board of Trustees for Houston Christian High School and a member of the Foundation Board of First Methodist Church (where he has held positions of Chair of Finance and Chair of Trustees); he is a member of the Board of Directors for two other charities, Clarewood House (where he serves as Chair) and Covenant House; he also serves on the Audit Committee for Central Houston; and is involved in addressing the issues of the homeless in Houston.


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Peer Recognition

Mr. Nondorf is ranked as a top tier Real Estate attorney in the 2010-2012 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He is noted in the Chambers USA 2012 guide for "the large amount of work he conducts on behalf of developers." Mr. Nondorf was also named a "Super Lawyer" (2003-2012) by Thomson Reuters, is listed in the 2006-2013 editions of The Best Lawyers in America under Real Estate Law, and was named a 2009 and 2010 Houston "Top Lawyer" by H Texas magazine. He is included in the Real Estate chapter of Who's Who Legal: Texas (2007-2008) and The International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers (2009-2012).


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Speeches / Publications

Mr. Nondorf is a frequent speaker on issues related to office buildings sales, acquisitions and leasing. Past topics include:

  • Commercial Lease Remedies – Tenant's Perspective (Real Estate Workouts, Documents & Closings) (February 2009) (University of Houston Law Foundation)

  • Tenant Remedies (June 2008) (Real Estate Law Conference South Texas College of Law CLE)

  • Contractual Disclaimers of Liability ("As Is" Clauses/Waiver) (June 2006) (South Texas College of Law – Real Estate Law Conference)

  • Build-to-Suit Leases (April 2005) (The Leasing Institute)

  • Anatomy of a Work Letter (April 2004) (The Leasing Institute)

  • Tenant Remedies – Negotiating Commercial Lease (September 2001) (The 10th Annual Conference for Attorneys and Real Estate Professional)

  • Nuts and Bolts of Office Building Sales (May 2000) (Real Estate Group – Houston Bar Association)

  • Acquisition of Improved Property (April 1998) (Commercial Real Estate Update)
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Education

B.A. economics, Yale University (CT)

J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
Bar Admissions

  • 1983, Texas
 
 
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