CHARLES L. WOOD (BUZZ) | Partner

Practice Areas

Summary

Mr. Wood’s representation in the retail field has included "big box" anchor tenants, restaurants, shop space tenants, and developers and owners of strip shopping centers, malls and urban office-retail developments. His work in the office area has ranged from the national representation of companies with office space requirements to the development of multiple building office parks.

Mr. Wood practices in the area of commercial real estate and has worked on a wide array of projects, including retail developments, office uses, and mixed-use complexes.

Education

University of Alabama School of Law, J.D. (1980)
Vanderbilt University, B.A. in English, cum laude (1976)

Publications

Associate Editor of the Alabama Law Review
Author of The Wills Branch of the Doctrine of Worthier Title and Renunciation of a Devise to Escape Creditors: City National Bank v. Andrews, 30 Alabama Law Review 595 (1979)
Author of The Uncertain Status of Exculpatory Clauses in Alabama: Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Sumter Plywood Corporation, 30 Alabama Law Review 517 (1979)
Author and Presenter of Big Box/Smart Growth Ordinances: Bigger and Better - Is it Possible?
Spoken at and participated in International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) conferences and has published articles in various ICSC publications

Memberships

State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Alabama
ICSC

Representative Experience

In the course of his real estate experience, Mr. Wood has been involved in a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions.
Has negotiated on behalf of clients ranging from the largest to the smallest with an emphasis on finding practical solutions to complicated issues, whether involving retail redevelopment projects, the acquisition, development and leasing of shopping centers, office development, leasing and financing, or multiple acquisitions from bankruptcy.

Charles L. Wood