About Jason R. Gorczynski

Jason R. Gorczynski structures, negotiates and closes complex real estate transactions that advance his clients' business objectives. A recognized leader in real estate and sports law, he brings a business-first, practical mindset — delivering clear counsel, responsive service and market-tested judgment — to ensure each deal supports near-term goals and positions clients for long-term success.

Making complex projects digestible

Jason leads complex, high-stakes real estate transactions across the sports industry, coordinating large, multidisciplinary teams with a focus on practical counseling, responsiveness and deep subject-matter experience. He advises owners of National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS) and National Hockey League (NHL) franchises on a wide range of matters, including large-scale arena development, short- and long-term financings, sophisticated parking concessions and operations, land assemblage and ground-up development, and long-term arena leases with public authorities. As team owners increasingly pursue the establishment of sports‑anchored, mixed‑use entertainment districts, Jason draws on his broad real estate background and network to guide clients from initial concept through execution and long-term operations.

Jason also counsels financial institutions lending to MLS and NHL team owners, as well as private equity firms, real estate investment trusts (REIT), developers, financial institutions, family offices and high‑net‑worth individuals in commercial real estate transactions across stabilized, value‑add and opportunistic profiles.

His experience spans the full spectrum of asset classes, extending well beyond arenas and stadiums to include industrial warehouse and distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, cold storage, marinas, student housing, self‑storage, hotels and resorts, multifamily communities, office towers (central business district, suburban and medical), residential and office condominiums, retail shopping centers and mixed‑use projects.

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Practice Focus

  • Arena/stadium development, parking agreements, leasing, financing and operation matters
  • Mixed-use developments for sports and entertainment industry clients
  • Joint ventures
  • Structured finance
  • Preferred equity investments
  • Acquisitions and dispositions
  • Leasing

Representative Experience

  • Sports industry transactions
  • Represented Inter Miami CF and its affiliates in structuring and financing the development of a new 25,000-seat stadium in coordination with the development of Miami Freedom Park, a premier sports and entertainment district surrounding the stadium.
  • Represented an MLB club in connection with a joint venture with another MLB club relating to the mixed-use development of land surrounding a joint ballpark.
  • Represented Philadelphia Union in connection with the development of a sports complex and performance center adjacent to Subaru Park (its home stadium), construction agreements, parking agreements, various dealings with governmental authorities (including stadium authorities), real estate operations, leasing and multiple stadium and non-stadium real estate financings.
  • Represented an NBA franchise in connection with the renovation of its home arena and existing parking facility, the restructuring of its lease with a governmental authority, the development of mixed-use projects and a new performance center and the establishment of a quasi-governmental district to foster the redevelopment of the area surrounding the arena.
  • Represented Milwaukee Bucks in various agreements with the Wisconsin Center District of Milwaukee, City of Milwaukee, County of Milwaukee and a financial institution related to the design, construction, development, financing, use, operation and management of the team's new arena (Fiserv Forum), parking facilities and practice facility, as well as obtaining NBA approval of the arena project and arena construction loan.
  • Represented purchasers in the issuances of private placement notes, and financial institutions in providing credit facilities, to finance an NHL arena and MLS stadiums.
  • Represented owners of the Utah Jazz in the sale of the team and operating rights to the Delta Center. Included negotiating and documenting the sale and NBA's approval of the transaction.
  • Represented a financial institution in providing debt financing for construction of the Columbus Crew's new MLS stadium (ScottsMiracle-Gro Field).
  • Joint venture transactions
  • Represented investor member of programmatic joint ventures with sponsors providing for acquisition, development, reposition and financing of self-storage facilities.
  • Represented a family office in joint venture to invest in the development of student housing developments across the United States.
  • Represented a real estate investor connection with co-GP joint venture, development and financing of an industrial warehouse in Los Angeles.
  • Acquisition and disposition transactions
  • Represented a real estate client in sale of portfolio of 54 industrial outdoor storage properties in 21 states.
  • Represented a real estate client in the sale of a portfolio of 27 industrial warehouse and distribution centers in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
  • Represented a real estate client in the acquisition and financing of a full-service boutique business hotel and restaurant in Chicago, which hotel is part of a multi-owner building.
  • Represent a private equity investment firm in the disposition of $1.8 billion of office properties throughout the United States.
  • Leasing transactions
  • Represented real estate investor in connection with single-tenant NNN leasing of industrial distribution centers.
  • Represented public company in the long-term ground leasing of multifamily, industrial and office sites across the country.
  • Represented institutional private equity firm in leasing of its office space in multiple locations.

Presentations and Events

  • October 6, 2025
    Trends in Stadium Construction | Chicago Bar Association CLE
    Panelist
  • August 13, 2020
    Panelist
  • January 18, 2018
    The Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing
    Discussion Leader | Hotel 2018