David J. Alexander

David advises public, multinational, middle-market, and closely held companies on real estate, corporate, and commercial matters. He works closely with clients to structure, negotiate, and close complex transactions while providing practical counsel that supports their broader business objectives. 

His real estate practice includes the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, and development of shopping centers, office buildings, industrial facilities, and other commercial properties throughout the United States. In addition, he advises clients on corporate asset and stock acquisitions and sales, general corporate matters, commercial contracts, and a wide range of business transactions. David also has significant experience representing U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese companies and other multinational businesses on their real estate, corporate, and commercial legal needs. 

Prior to joining the firm, David founded Alexander Law, where he advised multinational and domestic businesses on commercial real estate, corporate, and commercial matters. Previously, he was a partner in the real estate practice group at a Chicago law firm representing U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned businesses and served as in-house counsel for a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT), where he advised on acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, development, and portfolio asset management for community retail centers. 

Solutions in action

David has represented clients in the following matters: 

• Represented a foreign-controlled, U.S.-based research and development subsidiary of a Japanese medical imaging company in day-to-day corporate, commercial, and real estate matters. 

• Counseled a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust in the acquisition and development of fiber and wireless communication infrastructure throughout Illinois. 

• Advised the sole shareholder of a supermarket-based sushi franchisor on real estate matters in the $257 million sale of the company to a publicly traded Japanese food service company. 

• Counseled Japanese private equity investors in acquiring majority stakes in joint ventures involving real estate transactions across the Midwest and West Coast. 

• Advised a global, Japanese-owned biorational agriculture company on the development and leasing of a 170,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and R&D center, supporting strategic growth and scientific innovation. 

• Handled the $11 million sale of corporate assets and real estate in Northern Illinois for a U.S.-based owner of a truck stop and gaming facility. 

• Represented a West Coast buyer in the $18.4 million acquisition of a 45,000-square-foot, 19-tenant shopping center in Central Illinois. 

• Advised a Japanese rolling stock manufacturer on the $50 million development of its 900,000-square-foot North American manufacturing headquarters in Illinois, resulting in the creation of more than 700 jobs. Oversaw job creation compliance matters related to State of Illinois economic development incentives. 

• Managed the five-store U.S. market entry and expansion of a Japanese home goods retailer in Southern California, securing leased spaces between 20,000 and 30,000 square feet. 

• Oversaw the $25 million development of a 175,000-square-foot North American corporate and manufacturing headquarters for a precision metal fabrication company. 

• Advised a Chicago-area industrial developer on a $41 million portfolio sale of eight industrial buildings to a national private equity real estate firm. 

• Represented a high-pressure aluminum die casting company in its $12.5 million acquisition of a 350,000-square-foot die casting facility in Indiana. 

• Counseled a Japanese bank in restructuring its senior secured credit facility extended to the owner of one of Chicago’s largest hotels. 

• Served as Illinois counsel to various state-chartered banks in commercial real estate loans secured by Illinois properties