C. Bradford Lowry

Partner, Dallas
214.953.5694
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Biography

Brad Lowry is the head of Jackson Walker’s real estate practice group. He embraces the firm’s tradition of teamwork and is well-regarded as a transaction facilitator and for his ability to organize and lead attorneys, paralegals, and others to serve clients’ needs in the most effective and efficient manner.

Holding a Master of Business Administration degree in addition to a law degree, Brad is known for his unique ability to balance legal insight with practical business judgment in ways that are critical to his clients’ business objectives.

He is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, placing him among a select few Texas attorneys who have earned that distinction. Having practiced for more than 30 years, Brad brings a wealth of real estate transactional experience to his clients’ needs. He has handled a wide variety of complex commercial real estate transactions for a diverse range of clients ranging from individual land owners and investors to public companies in various capacities, including developers, owners, investors, buyers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, and asset managers. Recently, Brad was instrumental in handling the real estate components of Mark Cuban’s sale of controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks NBA franchise and related assets.

Education

B.B.A., Texas A&M University Commerce

J.D., Baylor Law School

M.B.A., Texas Christian University

Bar Admissions

Texas

Professional Certifications

Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law

Brad’s practice focuses on real estate acquisition, disposition, development, leasing, investment, finance and management, including portfolio transactions.

A few highlights of Brad’s distinguished career that demonstrate his versatility and broad array of experience include having represented principals in the following transactions:

  • Data center campus developments
  • Purchase and conversion to condominium of major downtown hotel/retail project
  • Ground-up development of high-rise assisted living and mixed use project
  • Half million square foot airport ground lease
  • Major mixed use high rise condominium project
  • Acquisition, financing and development of 4,000+ acre residential and mixed-use project
  • Acquisition of multi-state hotel portfolio
  • Financing of 65,000 acre ranch
  • Development and ground lease of recreational facility for large public university
  • Major corporate headquarters office lease
  • Sale of Colorado ski resort

In addition to real estate transactions, Brad also represents his clients’ varied interests by working closely with other Jackson Walker attorneys in handling such matters as entity selection and formation, private equity investments and joint ventures, asset and stock sales, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, intellectual property rights, dispute resolution, franchise agreements, mineral rights, water rights and land use and entitlement.

  • The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers (Commercial Real Estate Law), 2024

Brad has always been active in his community, having served in a variety of different ways, including as an elected member of the Argyle Independent School District Board of Trustees, as Chairman of the Argyle Comprehensive Plan Committee, as President of the Argyle Economic Development Corporation, and as a board member of various organizations including ULI Dallas-Fort Worth, Downtown Dallas, Inc., and the Coppell YMCA. He is also a member of the Dallas Bar Association’s Real Property Section, the Dallas Real Estate Council, and the Urban Land Institute, and is a former editor for the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Reporter of the State Bar of Texas.

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Scott Smith Joins Real Estate Practice in Austin

Welcome Scott Smith to Jackson Walker’s Real Estate Practice Group. Scott brings extensive experience in real estate transactions, including industrial projects, high-rise office buildings, retail shopping centers, and multifamily housing matters.

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Six Jackson Walker Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s List of 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of Priya Coffey, William Dahlstrom, L Suzan Kedron, C. Bradford Lowry, Travis McNellie, and Alfred Meyerson to the first-ever “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers” list.

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February 16, 2023
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Suzan Kedron and Brad Lowry Named Practice Leaders, and Josh Romero Elevated to Committee Chair

Jackson Walker announces the appointments of Suzan Kedron and Brad Lowry as firmwide chairs of the Land Use and Real Estate practices, respectively. In addition, Joshua Romero has been appointed Chair of the Paralegal Committee, which oversees the work of paralegals at the firm.

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