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Jackson Walker
Leah Smith Sanchez

Leah Smith Sanchez

Associate, San Antonio
210.978.7724
lssanchez@jw.com
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Recognition & Accolades

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

Experience

  • Acquisition & Disposition | Real Estate
  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Real Estate Portfolio Transactions | Large Scale

Biography

Leah Sanchez assists clients in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions throughout the state of Texas and nationwide. Leah regularly represents real estate developers, real estate investment funds, and national retailers in all aspects of real estate acquisition and disposition, including retail and office projects, mixed use developments, multi-family residential projects, industrial facilities, and unimproved land.

Leah also regularly represents tenants and landlords on retail leasing transactions, and has particular experience representing a publicly-traded national retailer expanding into the fast-growing Texas market.

In all aspects of her work, Leah coordinates each step of the transaction with a keen eye on the business implications for her clients by addressing client needs and offering legal guidance and solutions.

Education

B.A., cum laude, University of the Incarnate Word
J.D., Baylor University School of Law

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2016

Recognition & Accolades
  • “Best S.A. Lawyers” List, Real Estate Transactions, San Antonio Scene, 2020-2021
  • “San Antonio’s Outstanding Women in Law,” San Antonio Scene, 2021
  • “Rising Star Lawyers” List, Real Estate Transactions, San Antonio Scene, 2020, 2022

Recognition & Accolades

  • “Best S.A. Lawyers” List, Real Estate Transactions, San Antonio Scene, 2020-2021
  • “San Antonio’s Outstanding Women in Law,” San Antonio Scene, 2021
  • “Rising Star Lawyers” List, Real Estate Transactions, San Antonio Scene, 2020, 2022

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

Experience

  • Acquisition & Disposition | Real Estate
  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Real Estate Portfolio Transactions | Large Scale

News

  • ‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes 12 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among 2022 “Rising Star Lawyers” List
  • JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – October 2021
  • ‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes 38 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2021 “Best S.A. Lawyers” List
  • ‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes 14 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among Inaugural List of “San Antonio’s Outstanding Women in Law”
  • ‘Scene in S.A.’ Recognizes 40 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2020 “Best S.A. Lawyers” and “Rising Star Lawyers” Lists
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