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Jackson Walker
Vytas A. Petrulis

Vytas A. Petrulis

Partner, Houston
713.752.4456
vpetrulis@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

Experience

  • Construction & Development
  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Multifamily & Residential | Real Estate
  • Office | Real Estate
  • Real Estate Financing

Biography

Vytas serves clients in real estate development, investment, leasing and finance. He is board certified in commercial real estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).

Vytas has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate law. He has represented clients in numerous real estate acquisitions and dispositions including large, multi-state portfolio transactions; institutional landlords and corporate tenants in office, industrial and retail leasing; developers in real estate development projects including complex, mixed-use projects; and lenders and borrowers in commercial loan transactions. Vytas’ experience in two selected areas is described in greater detail below.

Education

B.A., Rice University
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law

Bar Admissions

Texas

Board Certifications

Commercial Real Estate Law

Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News Areas of Focus
  • Represented the developer of a mixed use, high rise Class A luxury multifamily residential and hotel project in the Texas Medical Center submarket of Houston, Texas, including 375 apartment units in a 35-story building. Work included structuring, negotiating and documenting a joint venture with the landowner, creating a condominium regime and development agreement covering the apartment, hotel and parking components of the project, and negotiating a $130,000,000 construction loan.
  • Represented the developer of a mixed use, office, retail and multifamily residential project in Charleston, South Carolina. Work included structuring, negotiating and documenting a joint venture with the landowner and an institutional equity provider, negotiating the construction loan and representing the developer in its headquarters office lease as the lead tenant of the project.
  • Represented the developer of a mixed use, hotel and multifamily residential project in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Work included structuring, negotiating and documenting a joint venture with an institutional equity provider, and negotiating the construction loan.
  • Represented a national apartment developer in multiple conventional multifamily, student housing and senior housing development projects in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, including site acquisition, land development agreements, joint ventures with institutional equity providers and loans from construction lenders.
  • Represented an international financial services company as the lead tenant under a 150,000 square foot lease for its new United States headquarters in a to-be-built Class A office building in the Galleria area of Houston, Texas.
  • Represented the landlord under a 190,000 square foot lease to an international law firm in a Class A office building in the Central Business District of Houston, Texas.
  • Represented the landlord under a 167,000 square foot lease to an energy company in a Class A office building in the Central Business District of Houston, Texas.
  • Represented the purchaser in the buyout of a ground lessee’s interest in a 193,000-square-foot Class A shopping center and three adjoining parcels of land in the Rice Village area of Houston, Texas.
  • Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2009-Present
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2014-2023
  • Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2022
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2006
  • Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine
  • Houston Professionals on the Fast Track, H Texas Magazine
  • State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
  • American Bar Association – Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section
  • Houston Bar Association – Real Estate Law Section
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow. Member Selection Committee.
  • Houston Real Estate Lawyers Council
  • NAIOP Houston Chapter. Board Member. Counsel
Rice University Lays Foundation for Houston Innovation Hub

April 24, 2018

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September 21, 2022

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 64 “Texas Super Lawyers” of 2022

Each year, less than 5% of attorneys in Texas are named to the list. Selection is based off of peer nominations that are then reviewed by a research team. Each nominee is evaluated on his or her professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.

August 18, 2022

Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 214 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 79 specialty practice areas in its 2023 edition, including 11 Lawyers of the Year and 41 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

August 19, 2021

Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 178 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 Edition, Including 8 “Lawyers of the Year” and 31 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 178 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 67 specialty practice areas in its 2022 edition, including 8 Lawyers of the Year and 31 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

Best Lawyers in America 2021 Edition - Jackson Walker

August 20, 2020

Attorney News

‘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 congratulates the 164 attorneys who were selected by their peers as Best Lawyers, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 25 Ones to Watch, across 6 offices and 66 specialty practice areas.

August 14, 2019

Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 109 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2020 Edition, With Eight Named “Lawyers of the Year”

Jackson Walker congratulates our 109 attorneys named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers in America 2020 list, including eight attorneys who were named “Lawyers of the Year.”

August 16, 2018

Attorney News

Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 98 Jackson Walker Attorneys

Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas. For over three decades, recognition in Best Lawyers has been regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, since an attorney cannot pay to be listed.

April 24, 2018

Client Results

Rice University Lays Foundation for Houston Innovation Hub

Months after Jackson Walker represented Rice Management Company in purchasing the historic Sears building and three adjoining acres in Midtown Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rice University officials announced a $100 million redevelopment project to transform the area into an innovation and incubation facility.

August 15, 2017

Attorney News

Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 94 Jackson Walker Attorneys

The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 94 Jackson Walker attorneys in its 2018 edition. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

January 4, 2017

Mentions

What Was the Most Important Real Estate Law Development of 2016?

In a recent interview with Texas Lawyer, Jackson Walker partner Vytas Petrulis pointed to the slump in the energy industry as the driving force behind trends in commercial real estate law last year.

August 17, 2016

Attorney News

Best Lawyers in America 2017 Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become widely regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

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Multifamily Experience

  • Represents national and local apartment developers and investors in acquisitions and dispositions of multifamily communities. These transactions include properties in Houston and throughout Texas, out-of-state properties in states such as Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington.
  • Represents new developments and redevelopments of multifamily communities being actively involved in every step of the development process, from initial deal structuring, land acquisition and entitlement review, to creating restrictive covenants, reciprocal easements and condominium regimes, drafting architect’s and construction contracts, and negotiating joint ventures and construction and permanent financing.
  • Experience in addressing emerging areas of risk in apartment transactions such as mold contamination and remediation, Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act accessibility standards, construction defects and condominium conversion liability, and residential utility allocation and submetering.
  • Straightforward acquisitions to complex mixed-use development projects, Vytas has the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to achieve the goals of his multifamily clients.

Office Leasing Experience

  • Provides day-to-day assistance to his office landlord clients in drafting and negotiating office leases and giving guidance to asset management, property management and leasing professionals on leasing and operational issues.
  • Assists his office landlord clients in creating strategies to control risks and to identify opportunities in leasing and managing office properties on both a portfolio-wide and property-by-property basis.
  • Experience in the area of Green Leasing and the furthering of landlords’ and tenants’ sustainability goals
  • Appointed to the Green Lease Task Force formed by the Leasing Group of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section.
  • Member of the Green and Sustainable Transactions Committee of the Commercial Real Estate Transactions Group of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section.
  • Spoken to property managers, brokers, building owners and real estate groups on Green Leases and the issues presented to landlords and tenants in the leasing of space in LEED-certified office buildings.

Practice Experience

  • Represented the developer of a mixed use, high rise Class A luxury multifamily residential and hotel project in the Texas Medical Center submarket of Houston, Texas, including 375 apartment units in a 35-story building. Work included structuring, negotiating and documenting a joint venture with the landowner, creating a condominium regime and development agreement covering the apartment, hotel and parking components of the project, and negotiating a $130,000,000 construction loan.
  • Represented the developer of a mixed use, office, retail and multifamily residential project in Charleston, South Carolina. Work included structuring, negotiating and documenting a joint venture with the landowner and an institutional equity provider, negotiating the construction loan and representing the developer in its headquarters office lease as the lead tenant of the project.
  • Represented the developer of a mixed use, hotel and multifamily residential project in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Work included structuring, negotiating and documenting a joint venture with an institutional equity provider, and negotiating the construction loan.
  • Represented a national apartment developer in multiple conventional multifamily, student housing and senior housing development projects in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, including site acquisition, land development agreements, joint ventures with institutional equity providers and loans from construction lenders.
  • Represented an international financial services company as the lead tenant under a 150,000 square foot lease for its new United States headquarters in a to-be-built Class A office building in the Galleria area of Houston, Texas.
  • Represented the landlord under a 190,000 square foot lease to an international law firm in a Class A office building in the Central Business District of Houston, Texas.
  • Represented the landlord under a 167,000 square foot lease to an energy company in a Class A office building in the Central Business District of Houston, Texas.
  • Represented the purchaser in the buyout of a ground lessee’s interest in a 193,000-square-foot Class A shopping center and three adjoining parcels of land in the Rice Village area of Houston, Texas.

Recognition & Accolades

  • Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2009-Present
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2014-2023
  • Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2022
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2006
  • Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine
  • Houston Professionals on the Fast Track, H Texas Magazine

Community Involvement

  • State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
  • American Bar Association – Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section
  • Houston Bar Association – Real Estate Law Section
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow. Member Selection Committee.
  • Houston Real Estate Lawyers Council
  • NAIOP Houston Chapter. Board Member. Counsel

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

Experience

  • Construction & Development
  • Investment, Leasing, & Management
  • Multifamily & Residential | Real Estate
  • Office | Real Estate
  • Real Estate Financing
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