Customized and thoughtful real estate counsel for institutional investors

Derek Neathery is a real estate attorney who advises real estate investment trusts (REIT), insurance companies, pension funds, private equity investors and others in the areas of:

• Acquisitions and dispositions, including portfolio and multi-state transactions
• Joint ventures
• Development
• Leasing
• Asset management

Derek excels at problem solving for transactions, bringing an even-tempered, strategic mindset to negotiations with opposing parties and providing practical, results-oriented advice to clients. Clients appreciate Derek’s full-service approach, tailoring legal solutions to both their current needs and their long-term business goals.

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Wisconsin

Education

• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Certificate, Quarles & Brady Leadership Program (2016)

• University of Michigan (B.A., 2001)
  • University honors

• University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005)
  • Order of the Coif