Alan S. Ritchie

Practices

• Construction
• Real Estate

Professional Experience

Alan practices in both the transactional construction and real estate practice areas. He is also a member of the Firm's wholly-owned construction and finance consulting company, Project Management Consultants. Alan's construction practice includes project delivery counseling, the preparation of all "front-end" documents and creating risk management and insurance programs on behalf of owners, developers, architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors and subcontractors, and participation in dispute resolution of claims.

Alan's real estate practice includes the representation of public owners, lenders, borrowers, developers and other corporations in connection with public/private development transactions, zoning and project entitlement, public and private finance, wind, solar and other renewable energy transactions, new market and historical tax credit transactions, build-to-suit and sale leaseback transactions, acquisitions and sales, development, leasing and other general corporate real estate matters.

Alan is a frequent lecturer on construction and design-related issues, including project delivery selection and critical provisions in design and engineering contracts. He has lectured at the Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention and the Cleveland Bar Association Speaker Series.

Education

• Cleveland State University, J.D., 1994, summa cum laude
• Bowling Green State University, B.S., 1990, cum laude

• Representation of Pittsburgh Pirates in connection with construction and development of PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA
• Representation of lender in connection with over $300,000,000 secured and unsecured acquisition and construction loans to REIT borrowers
• Representation of borrower in connection with $165,000,000 multi-state portfolio financing secured by regional malls
• Representation of borrower in connection with $50,000,000 synthetic lease transaction
• Representation of borrower in connection with $31,000,000 net lease financing
• Representation of lender in connection with construction financing for multiple LIHTC properties
• Representation of lender in connection with $12,000,000 deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transaction
• Representation of lenders in connection with multiple construction, acquisition and development loans to both commercial and residential developers
• Representation of lender in connection with acquisition and divesture of multiple bank branch portfolios involving hundreds of branches throughout the United States
• Local counsel to multiple out-of-state lenders in connection with issuance of legal opinions
• Representation of landlord in connection with $5,000,000 new market tax credit loan and related 40,000 square foot office lease
• Representation of owner in connection with $7,000,000 HUD apartment project acquisition and redevelopment loan
• Representation of owner in connection with acquisition of $10,000,000 in defaulted debt and related workouts of properties encumbered thereby
• Representation of developer in connection with $10,000,000 acquisition and construction loan relating to historic renovation of 100,000 square foot office building and issuance of $2,000,000 historic tax credits
• Representation of owner in connection with sale of 1/2 interest in $300,000,000 office tower and hotel
• Representation of owner in connection with design and construction agreements relating to $600,000,000 downtown mixed use development
• Negotiation and drafting of joint venture agreement for $450,000,000 mixed-use town center development
• Negotiation and drafting of 130,000 square foot office and distribution center lease
• Negotiation and drafting of lease and construction agreements relating to 50,000 square foot office building and research center
• Representation of owner in connection with acquisition and finance of Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio
• Representation of owners, architects, engineers and contractors in all facets of real estate finance, development and construction

• Contributing author of the Baldwin's Ohio Construction Law Manual · WEST/Thomson Reuters, February 2009

• "BIM / Integrated Project Delivery" section of "AIA Contracts and Beyond", Lorman Seminar, Cleveland, OH, May 14, 2009
• "Legal Risks Related to LEED: Contractual Provisions And Potential Consequences", Thompson Hine LLP 2009 Construction Industry Hot Topics Update Seminar, Cleveland, OH, February 24, 2009
• "Building Information Modeling (BIM): Legal Issues With The Use Of This New Project Tool", Thompson Hine LLP Construction Industry Hot Topics Update Seminar, Cleveland, OH, February 27, 2008

• Spanish