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James S. Ettelson

Partner
Real Estate & Real Estate Development Practice Group
jettelson@thorpreed.com
Philadelphia 215 640 8512 215 640 8501

Mr. Ettelson practices in the areas of corporate and business law with an emphasis on equity and debt finance negotiation, business organization and counseling, and sale/lease negotiation for public and private entities and agreement preparation to land use and zoning issues.

Mr. Ettelson also served as a Township Commissioner for 12 years, and was Chairman of the Economic Development Committee and the Building and Planning Committee for a prominent Pennsylvania first-class Township. During that time, Mr. Ettelson developed policies, worked on several public-private partnership projects, led the Township's efforts to monetize certain public assets and secured Federal funding to support economic development initiatives.

Prior to obtaining his law degree, Mr. Ettelson spent several years serving as an officer in the United States Army and received the Department of Defense Joint Services Commendation Medal.

Commercial and Corporate Law

  • Counsel to a leading health care organization in the formation and development of an entity to manage and develop its real estate assets, which involves all phases of documentation, business counseling, land development and zoning.
  • Counsel to the borrower in the negotiation and closing of a multi-million dollar commercial loan transaction for the redevelopment and expansion of a leading shopping center.
  • Counsel to a world leading Canadian construction engineering public company in the negotiation and purchase of several U.S. entities.
  • Principal counsel in numerous transactions involving mixed use, multi-family residential, office and retail developments.

Real Estate Law

  • Represented a national commercial real estate developer in the sale of a Center City high-rise parking facility.
  • Represented one of the world’s leading producers of consumer products in the relocation, site acquisition and development of a major manufacturing facility.
  • Counsel to nation’s largest shopping center REIT in the redevelopment of one of their major assets.
  • Land Use and Zoning counsel for major regional developer of multi–family residential and mixed use commercial projects.