Thomas A. Hauser
Maryland
Ballard Spahr LLP
111 S. Calvert Street
27th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410.528.5691
Email:
hauser@ballardspahr.com
Web:
www.ballardspahr.com
Thomas A. Hauser is a Partner in the Baltimore, MD office of Ballard Spahr LLP. He represents lenders, investors, borrowers, and other sources of capital in the purchase, sale, financing, and restructuring of real estate assets.
He is Chair of the firm’s Finance Department and a member of the firm’s Elected Board and Senior Leadership Team. He advises clients through all phases of a transaction—from the due diligence and term sheet stage through financing and closing, and he supports them with business counseling on issues such as fund formation and corporate governance.
Tom regularly handles large, complex transactions throughout the country that involve multiple layers of financing and equity interests. He has played a leading role in the purchase, sale, and financing of office and multifamily complexes, senior living facilities, student housing, biotech campuses, and retail buildings.
Tom has represented both lenders and borrowers in:
- Commercial mortgage and mezzanine loan originations
- Asset-backed transactions, including sale-leasebacks, synthetic leases, participating/convertible debt, and mezzanine and bridge financings
- Credit tenant and portfolio leasing transactions
- Loan assumptions
- Credit facilities ranging from single borrower loans to billion-dollar syndications by leading financial institutions
A significant portion of Tom’s practice is devoted to traditional real estate work, including advising clients on the acquisition, disposition, and development of assets. He has represented private equity companies, developers, groups of lenders, and equity and institutional investors in:
- Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements
- Drafting and negotiating joint ventures
- Drafting management, operating, and development agreements
- Entity formation
- Due diligence
Clients frequently call upon Tom to act as outside counsel on matters involving general business issues. He advises on corporate governance matters, drafts and negotiates contracts and employment agreements, and represents start-ups and established businesses in venture capital and private equity investments.
Whether it’s a plant or a pipeline, a new headquarters or a space lease, all companies own or use some form of real estate in their business operations. From ground-up development to sophisticated financing to complex tax matters, our attorneys handle all aspects of real estate projects, transactions, and disputes to support companies in their core business.
Lawyers in our Corporate Real Estate practice work with companies across industries in managing corporate real estate assets. We have deep experience in real estate-related transactions, including the tax aspects of acquisitions, divestitures, development, investment, financing, and leasing. We have guided corporations of all sizes on siting, funding, building, and opening a variety of facilities—from corporate campuses, headquarters, and office buildings to manufacturing, retail, and R&D centers—in locales throughout the country.
We advise corporate management and in-house legal teams at leading corporations nationwide with a strategic approach to maximize asset value, minimize taxes and other costs, capitalize on opportunities, and handle property-related challenges so they can focus on their principal commercial activity.
Our Corporate Real Estate practice is exceptionally diversified and our services fully integrated nationally to provide seamless counsel, whether a company is acquiring property, planning and implementing development, entering into a complex lease, challenging a property assessment, or divesting of assets that no longer fit its mission.
Deep knowledge of our clients’ businesses and industries—including manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, technology, life sciences, financial services, hospitality, insurance, and energy—powers our attorneys’ ability to deliver tailored, forward-thinking counsel and effective solutions. Backed by our outstanding legal talent across 50 practice areas and our network of 18 offices, our Corporate Real Estate Team is positioned to handle practically any legal issue that arises.
We partner with clients—from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, governments, and non-profit organizations—to deliver the strategic counsel, powerful advocacy, and dynamic thinking that helps them overcome challenges, protect what’s important, and position themselves for future success.
The firm combines a comprehensive scope of practice with strong regional market knowledge. And we are nationally recognized in the development and use of innovative technology to drive efficiency, transparency, and results.