Real Estate Acquisition & Disposition
An ever-changing market guarantees that the world of real estate acquisitions and dispositions presents an array of challenges and opportunities. Our attorneys guide both purchasers and sellers from start to finish, across all asset types. In the effort to provide optimal legal advice to our real estate clients, it is crucial that we know our clients, understand their goals, and their tolerance for risk. We utilize our skills and experience to ensure they are in the best position possible to achieve their objectives.
We represent individual businesses and real estate developers, as well as private equity real estate funds, REITs, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors in the acquisition and disposition of all commercial and residential real estate asset classes.
Sophisticated real estate owners and investors aren’t just looking for attorneys who know the legal landscape. They want attorneys who know how to drive the purchase or sale through the negotiating process and protect their interests, while at the same time not alienating the other side of the table. Once the purchase and sale agreement is signed, the due diligence process is handled with the attention to detail that permits a swift and easy closing.
We believe extensive legal experience and skill mean nothing without dedication to the client relationship. We are constantly evaluating and advising our clients with an eye toward the success and profitability of the endeavor. Our attorneys remain available, responsive, and efficient throughout the real estate acquisition & disposition process.
- Represented Humanetics in the purchase of a 420,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Dallas from Mary Kay. The transaction included the purchase of the building and leaseback to the seller until the completion of its new building
Jackson Walker Represents Sensei Farms in Strategic Property Acquisition in Lockhart, Texas
Jackson Walker advised Sensei Ag Holdings, Inc., the agtech company backed by Larry Ellison, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle Corp., in its acquisition of approximately 25 acres in Lockhart, Texas.
Client Results • November 3, 2025
Alfie Meyerson and Brian Harris Advise Trammell Crow in $521.8M Sale of Austin’s Sail Tower
Jackson Walker represented Trammell Crow Co. in the sale of the iconic Sail Tower, located at 601 West 2nd Street in downtown Austin. The transaction, valued at $521.8 million, marks the largest office property acquisition in Austin in 2024.
Client Results • January 16, 2025
Jackson Walker Represents The George Foundation in Sale of 1,500 Acres in Fort Bend County
David Parker led the Jackson Walker team that represented The George Foundation in the sale of 1,500 acres in Fort Bend County to Houston development company The Johnson Development Corp.
Client Results • June 12, 2024
April Vasquez Leibman Represents Group 1 Automotive in Sale of Beaumont Dealerships
Hot on the heels of announcing plans to relocate its headquarters to the newly developed Town Centre Two, Houston-based automotive dealer Group 1 Automotive, Inc. entered into an agreement with Doggett Industries to sell six dealerships and collision repair centers located in Beaumont, Texas.
Client Results • February 20, 2024
Jackson Walker Represents D.R. Horton in Acquisition of Riggins Custom Homes
Jackson Walker represented D.R. Horton, Inc. as the company’s lead real estate counsel in the acquisition of Riggins Custom Homes, one of the largest builders in Northwest Arkansas, for a cash purchase of approximately $107 million.
Client Results • December 19, 2022
Jackson Walker Advises Quantum Loophole in Strategic Joint Venture to Develop Gigawatt Scale Data Center Community
Jackson Walker advised Austin-based Quantum Loophole, Inc. in forming a strategic joint venture with TPG Real Estate Partners (TREP) to purchase an approximately 2,100-acre property in Frederick County, Maryland and develop a first-of-its-kind gigawatt scale data center community.
Client Results • June 28, 2021
Jackson Walker Represents Castleton Commodities International in Acquiring Gas Trading Business
Jackson Walker successfully represented global commodity merchant Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI) in its acquisition, through one of its subsidiaries, of Enstor Energy Services LLC (EES), the natural gas trading business of Avangrid Renewables Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Inc., a $32 billion diversified energy and utility company.
Client Results • March 14, 2018
Jackson Walker Represents Buyer in Largest U.S. Ranch Sale of 2017
Jackson Walker’s real estate group has successfully represented the buyer of Cielo Vista Ranch, an 83,000-acre stretch of land in Southern Colorado.
Client Results • August 22, 2017
Jackson Walker Welcomes Karl Baker to Real Estate Practice in San Antonio
Joining from a San Antonio-based real estate law firm, Karl Baker has a broad and diverse practice covering acquisitions, leasing, and financing across all product types and assisting developers seeking entitlements, incentives, and development agreements from cities, counties, and other governmental entities across Texas.
Attorney News • March 8, 2023
Jackson Walker Expands Real Estate Financing Practice With Addition of Andrew Ingrum and Michelle Vincent Parker
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the expansion of the Finance & Banking practice with the additions of Andrew A. Ingrum and Michelle Vincent Parker as partners in the Dallas office.
Attorney News • November 3, 2021
- Letters of intent
- Purchase and sale agreements
- Due diligence review
- Title documents and surveys
- Title issue resolution
- Title insurance policies and endorsements
- Property condition reports
- Zoning and land use issues
- Environmental reports
- Asset management agreements
- Multi-property sale/leasebacks
- Disposition of surplus properties
- Management agreements
- Real estate tax abatement
- Regulatory compliance and closure
- Risk and liability management
- Single and special-purpose entity formation
- Creation and structuring of real-estate joint ventures
- Financing
- Off-site access or utility easements
- Reciprocal easement agreements
- Declarations of covenants and restrictions
