Office

120 South Riverside Plaza

Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois 60606

P 312.876.7152

F 312.876.6252

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Practice

Real Estate »

Raymond J. Werner
Partner

Mr. Werner is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Arnstein & Lehr. His practice covers a broad spectrum of activities in the real estate area, including the representation of purchasers, owners, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in connection with all types of properties, ranging from mixed use hotel/office developments and retail properties to vacant land transactions. He represents these parties in the context of negotiations and disputes, structuring and negotiating complex acquisitions, financing, land development, zoning, leasing and other matters. Mr. Werner’s practice includes the representation of lenders in structuring loan programs, originating individual loans and the enforcement of lenders’ rights and remedies.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Werner is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the Anglo American Real Property Institute, of which he is the Chair; the International Council of Shopping Centers; the Chicago Bar Association (“CBA”) and the CBA’s Real Property Committee, of which he is a former Chair; and the American Bar Association (“ABA”) and the ABA’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, of which he is a member of its Executive Committee, Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates and member of the ABA Board of Governors. He is also a member of the ABA’s Audit Committee and was an ABA Advisor to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Joint Editorial Board for Real Property Acts.  Recently, Mr. Werner was named to the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Real Estate Law.
 

Recent Publications

Mr. Werner has written and spoken extensively on a wide range of matters pertaining to real estate law. He is the author of Real Estate Law (11th ed.) and Real Estate Closings (2d Ed.). He co-authored Modern Mortgage Law and Practice (2d ed.) and a chapter entitled "Failure of the Workout: Lender Liability in Troubled Construction Loans."
 

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1971)
DePaul University (B.S., 1967)

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois