Andrew Fleet Ford

Since 2013, Attorney Drew Ford, Partner at Johnson Pope, has focused on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions from acquisitions and dispositions to development, leasing and financing. Drew also provides counsel to businesses on such matters as entity formation, drafting of organizational documents, negotiation of shareholder agreements and more. Attorney Ford always advises you with the goal of managing risk and avoiding ambiguities.

On the commercial real estate front, Attorney Ford has been the lead counsel on countless complex commercial real estate transactions. Refer to Drew’s website profile for a list of representative deals managed over the years.

When Results Matter, Count on Attorney Ford’s Experience to manage your commercial real estate deal or business law matter in a cost-effective way. You can count on Drew to provide you with a client specific strategic approach and impeccable preparation that deliver results. Call to schedule your consultation today.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Lead counsel for a developer in the acquisition and development of a Publix-anchored shopping center in Baldwin County, Georgia.
• Lead counsel for a developer in the redevelopment of a Publix-anchored shopping center in Hernando County, Florida.
• Lead counsel and Florida title agent for a vacation rentals operator in the financing, acquisition, and management of a 1031 replacement portfolio of six NNN leased retail properties in Florida.
• Lead counsel and Florida title agent for a vacation rentals operator in the eight-figure sale of beachfront properties in Siesta Key, Florida.
• Lead counsel for a real estate investment firm in the sale of an 800-room hotel complex in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
• Lead counsel for a real estate investment firm in the sale of a 67-unit assisted living facility in central Florida.
• Lead counsel for a hotel operator in the sale of an 85-room flagged hotel in Fort Myers, Florida.
• Lead counsel for a real estate investment firm in the acquisition and refinancing of a 191,000 square-foot, 300-room flagged hotel in Columbus, Ohio.
• Lead counsel for an investment firm in the acquisition, condominiumization, and disposition of a 41-unit property in St. Petersburg, Florida.
• Lead counsel for a real estate investment firm in a multistate refinancing of assisted living facilities and hotels.
• Lead counsel for a hotel operator in the sale of a 118-room flagged hotel in central Florida.
• Represented a developer in the acquisition of a 2,200-acre, 600-room hotel and gaming property in northern Mississippi and Arkansas.
• Represented a developer in the acquisition and refinancing of a 274-room flagged hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Represented a Fortune 100 multinational telecommunications company in the negotiation and drafting of ground, rooftop, tower colocation, and in-building wireless leases.
• Lead counsel for a closely held business in the negotiation, drafting, and closing of multiple Reg D Rule 506 exempt private offerings of equity securities.
• Lead counsel for a closely held business in the negotiation, drafting, and closing of the buyout of a private equity-backed minority shareholder.
• Represented closely held businesses in the negotiation and drafting of shareholder agreements.

DISTINCTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
Admitted to The Florida Bar
Admitted to The Georgia Bar
Super Lawyers Florida Rising Stars, 2019-2023

EDUCATION
Vanderbilt University Law School, 2013
Juris Doctor
Authorities Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Columbia University, 2008
Bachelor of Arts
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa