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Overview
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Experience
Introduction
Neva assists clients in a variety of commercial real estate transactions that range from single assets to multistate portfolios and corporate M&A deals.
Neva Wagner represents clients with commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financings, sale-leasebacks, developments, and joint ventures. Their clients include owners, developers, and managers of multifamily and senior housing facilities, shopping centers and other retail properties, hotels, mixed-use developments, performance venues, data centers, and office buildings. They also represent commercial tenants, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices.
Neva drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements; leases, including ground leases; financing documents; management agreements; franchise agreements; development agreements; joint venture agreements; condominium declarations; reciprocal easement agreements (REAs); and multiparty covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs). They are experienced with managing closings, supervising and conducting due diligence investigations, navigating use and development restrictions, and other issues caused by REAs, CC&Rs, and other encumbrances.
As part of their pro bono commitment, Neva represents theaters through Lawyers for the Creative Arts, asylum seekers with the National Immigrant Justice Center at Heartland Alliance, and incarcerated transgender people through the Transgender Law Center’s programs that equip transgender inmates to advocate for themselves and encourage correctional facilities to adopt more equitable policies. Neva is the co-chair of the Chicago office’s DIO committee and a member of the LGBT Bar, ICSC, and LAGBAC (Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association).
Education & credentials
- The University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., Articles Editor, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, 2017
- Westminster College, B.S., Justice Studies, cum laude, 2012
- Illinois
- Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago, IL, Summer Associate, 2016
- Iowa State Public Defender, Summer Intern, 2015
Professional recognition
Recognized by The LGBTQ+ Bar, 40 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 Award, 2026
Impact
- The University of Iowa College of Law Alumni DEI Council, Executive Committee
- LAGBAC – Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Member
- LGBT Bar Association, Member
Represented opportunity funds raised by AJ Capital Partners, a Nashville-based vertically integrated real estate investment manager, in the acquisition and financing of 25 acres of property in Miami, Florida. The properties are located in a federal opportunity zone and our client has plans for both adaptive reuse of existing buildings as well as ground-up development.
Represented affiliates of HRI Hospitality (a hospitality-focused spinoff from HRI Properties) in the ground lease of a parcel of land in downtown Nashville, Tennessee for the ground-up development of a new Tempo by Hilton hotel.
Represented affiliates of Arbor Lodging Partners in the acquisition of a 12-hotel portfolio through a newly formed joint venture with affiliates of GFH Financial Group.
Represented Les Schwab Tire Centers, a 68-year old family-owned business and leading tire retailer and service center operator, in its sale to Meritage Group.
Represented Optima, Inc. in the sale to an affiliate of New York-based Edge Principal Advisors, LLC of Optima Chicago Center. Optima Chicago Center is a modern 42-floor residential apartment building in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago with unparalleled views of the City and the Lake, and steps away from the Magnificent Mile. Optima Chicago Center was designed and developed by Optima, Inc.
Represented a national restaurant chain in the sale/leaseback of 150 Chili’s restaurants in 22 states with a combined portfolio value of more than $550 million with three different purchasers. Representation included transfer tax analysis in several jurisdictions and the preparation of all closing documents.
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