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Lewis S. Kasner

Lewis S. Kasner

Partner, Houston
713.752.4322
lkasner@jw.com
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Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate
  • Finance & Banking

Experience

  • Commercial Finance
  • Healthcare Finance
  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Office | Real Estate

Biography

Lewis Kasner focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions and financing and has developed a reputation for his excellent guidance and practical solutions through the transaction process.

Lewis works with both lenders and developers in connection with their real estate and financing needs. As lender’s counsel, he regularly represents financial institutions in documenting interim and permanent loan transactions ranging from $1,000,000 to in excess of $100,000,000. As a developer’s attorney, Lewis assists with the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and financing of commercial real estate projects.

Education

B.A., University of Texas at Austin

J.D., magna cum laude, South Texas College of Law Houston

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2005

Board Certifications

Commercial Real Estate Law

Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement
  • Representation of lead lender in structuring of a $150,000,000+ construction loan for the construction of two office towers totaling more than 900,000 square feet
  • Representation of seller in connection with a $60,000,000+ disposition of an industrial portfolio
  • Representation of lender in connection with $50,000,000+ construction loan for a multi-family and retail development in Austin, Texas
  • Representation of lead lender in the structuring of a $42,000,000+ loan secured by an office and retail development
  • Representation of the managing partner on a $50,000,000+ downtown office hotel joint venture
  • Representation of buyer in the acquisition of a 160,000 square foot Class “A” office building
  • Representation of seller in the disposition of a $150,000,000+ office tower
  • Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2019
  • “Top Lawyer” in Best of Houstonia, Houstonia Magazine, 2018
  • Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2020
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2013-2016
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2019-2021
  • State Bar of Texas, 2006-Present
    • Real Estate Section
    • Probate and Trust Section
  • Houston Bar Association – Real Estate Section
    • Chair, 2017-2018
  • Texas Exes Houston Chapter
    • Board Member, 2011-2018
    • President, 2018-2019

Practice Experience

  • Representation of lead lender in structuring of a $150,000,000+ construction loan for the construction of two office towers totaling more than 900,000 square feet
  • Representation of seller in connection with a $60,000,000+ disposition of an industrial portfolio
  • Representation of lender in connection with $50,000,000+ construction loan for a multi-family and retail development in Austin, Texas
  • Representation of lead lender in the structuring of a $42,000,000+ loan secured by an office and retail development
  • Representation of the managing partner on a $50,000,000+ downtown office hotel joint venture
  • Representation of buyer in the acquisition of a 160,000 square foot Class “A” office building
  • Representation of seller in the disposition of a $150,000,000+ office tower

Recognition & Accolades

  • Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2019
  • “Top Lawyer” in Best of Houstonia, Houstonia Magazine, 2018
  • Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2020
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2013-2016
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2019-2021

Community Involvement

  • State Bar of Texas, 2006-Present
    • Real Estate Section
    • Probate and Trust Section
  • Houston Bar Association – Real Estate Section
    • Chair, 2017-2018
  • Texas Exes Houston Chapter
    • Board Member, 2011-2018
    • President, 2018-2019

Practice Areas

  • Finance & Banking
  • Real Estate

Experience

  • Commercial Finance
  • Healthcare Finance
  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Office | Real Estate

News

  • Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 54 “Texas Super Lawyers” of 2020
  • ‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 164 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2021 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 25 “Ones to Watch”
  • Jackson Walker Expands Real Estate and Transactional Practices With Addition of Joe Flack, David Parker, John Wittenberg, and Dana Murphy
  • Lewis Kasner Elected to American College of Real Estate Lawyers
  • ‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 109 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2020 Edition, With Eight Named “Lawyers of the Year”
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