Jason R. Gorczynski

Representative Experience

• Sports industry transactions

• 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 MLB club in connection with the multi-parcel acquisition and development, through a joint venture with a third-party developer, of a phased, multi-year mixed-use project adjacent to ballpark.
• 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 operating rights to Vivint Arena.
• Represented a financial institution in providing debt financing for construction of the Columbus Crew’s MLS stadium (Lower.com 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 real estate developer in joint venture with investor member to acquire and finance opportunistic central business district office building.
• 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.