Jack Thomas Cairns Jr

Realestate and business law counselor and hands-on “dirt lawyer” with over thirty yearsof diverse experience representing clients in the real estate, retail, hospitality,travel and aviation industries. Expertise in all aspects of real estate finance,workouts, bankruptcies, dispositions, acquisitions, development, subdivisions, construction,sales and leasing.  Extensive transactionaland litigation experience including:

*   Developers’ counsel on over 50 major developmentprojects, including office and industrial parks, shopping      centers, hotels, resorts, condominiums andapartments

*   Representation of both borrowers and lendersin scores of multimillion dollar financings of retail, office, industrial, hotel  and residential projects

*   Engagements as Special Real Estate Counselto both debtors and creditors in contested bankruptcies

*   Recognized authority and sought-afterlecturer on real estate workouts and foreclosures, leases,  subdivisions, condominiums, resortdevelopment, and hospitality and travel industry law

*   Lead counsel for purchasers in acquisitionand financing of $70+ million resort/hotel portfolio

                *   Negotiation and documentation of hundreds ofretail, office and industrial leases

*   U.S. General Counsel to world’slargest student travel company, with over 200 offices worldwide

        *   Extensive litigation and trialexperience in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, including over 50 bench trials and 8 jurytrials to verdict, many with millions of dollars in controversy