Glenn A. Reitman
Partner,
Houston
Practice Description
Glenn Reitman focuses his practice on commercial transactions with an emphasis on real estate and banking matters. Mr. Reitman's leasing experience includes representing national and regional retail, commercial, and industrial tenants and owners, and large and small office building landlords, tenants, and managers in connection with all aspects of lease negotiations, drafting, and counseling, including restructuring of existing leases, ground leases, net leases, and sale-leaseback transactions.
Mr. Reitman's other real estate experience includes representation relative to all property types, including commercial sites, hotels, retail properties, office properties, and multi-family properties, in all aspects of transactions including acquisition/disposition, pre-development, and development.
Mr. Reitman's banking experience includes representing financial institutions and borrowers in secured lending transactions, asset securitization, sale-leaseback transactions, bareboat charters, and real estate workouts and foreclosures.
Mr. Reitman also has experience in general corporate transactions, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions.
Representations
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Representation of international financial institutions in their commercial office leases
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Representation of national supermarket chain in its Texas expansion
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Representation of borrower in $500 million senior secured credit facility
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Representation of office building developer in acquisitions and divestitures
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Representation of national bank in $50 million credit facility
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Representation of issuer of asset backed securitization facility
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Representation of vessel leasing subsidiary of financial institution in bareboat charter transaction
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Representation of international financial institution in maritime aspects of $1 billion credit facility
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Representation of master limited partnership in $225 million senior secured credit facility
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Representation of regional office of national bank in secured loans
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Representation of private banking group of international financial institution in secured loans
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Representation of international marketing firm in its commercial office leases
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Representation of real estate developer in the acquisition of raw land for development
Distinctions/Honors
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Texas Rising Stars® by Thomson Reuters (Real Estate, Banking, Energy & Natural Resources); 2008-2010
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Professionals on the Fast Track, H Texas Magazine; 2008
Press Releases/In the News
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"Thompson and Knight Names Five New Partners," JD Journal; March 03, 2009
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T&K Names New Partners; February 20, 2009
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"Expert: There's nothing simple about wind energy agreements," Houston Business Journal; November 14, 2008
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"Real Estate Workouts And Lender Liability," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel; September 03, 2008
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T&K Continues Expansion of Real Estate Practice; May 18, 2007
Presentations/Publications
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Client Alert: Public-Private Investment Program, March 23, 2009
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Client Alert: The Federal Reserve Board Announces Commercial Paper Funding Facility, October 08, 2008
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"Real Estate Workouts And Lender Liability," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 16, No. 9, September 2008
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"Troubled Loans Require Lenders to Review Files, Change Mindset," Houston Business Journal, Houston Office Leasing Guide, March 28, 2008
Activities
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Member, American Bar Association
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Member, State Bar of Texas
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Member, Houston Bar Association
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Member, State Bar of New York
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Member, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
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Member, New York State Bar Association
Community Organizations
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Lead Fundraiser, Friends of Island Academy
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Firm Leader, Associates Campaign, The Legal Aid Society 2000-2004
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Board of Directors, The Houston Food Bank, 2005-Present