SUMMARY

Jeremy Cohen has over 20 years of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate including the acquisition, financing, leasing and development of retail shopping centers, mixed-use projects, apartment complexes, medical office buildings, and industrial buildings. Mr. Cohen represents tenants, landlords, retailers and developers across the country. He is extremely well versed in handling all aspects of commercial real estate development from the initial purchase until the final sale of the land.  He also serves as a de facto general counsel to several smaller companies by helping provide general business and corporate advice.

Mr. Cohen and his wife have two teenage sons.  He is an avid golfer, has played in the World Series of Poker on a few occasions, and is a diehard fan of all Boston sports teams.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Assisted RCP Companies with the redevelopment of Madison Square Mall into MidCity Huntsville
• Successfully assisted Home Depot’s acquisition of a 7.3-acre site in New York which houses a bottling plant formerly run by Coca Cola and currently run by Liberty Beverage Company
• Leasing, from both the tenant and landlord perspectives of office, industrial and retail space in markets across the Country, including Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Bristol, Charlotte, Huntsville, Lansing, Miami, Nashville, New York City and Sacramento
• Development of retail and mixed-use projects from the ground up, including purchasing the underlying land, closing the construction and acquisition loan, all leasing and either selling the finished project or closing on the permanent debt
• Counsels clients on financing of office, retail, multi-family and industrial projects, from both the lender and borrower perspectives
• Legal formation of various startup companies, including investment and equity option agreements
• Redevelopment of existing office and retail buildings into mixed-use projects and condominiums

PUBLICATIONS & RECOGNITION

• Speaker at 2017 ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference. Presented, Food Halls and Entertainment Uses: Putting the Experience into Experiential Real Estate
• Discussed Retail Legal Trends on The Commercial Real Estate Show, a nationally syndicated radio show
• CityBizList Atlanta, Hartman Simons Vital in Facilitating MidCity Huntsville’s Redevelopment
• Globe St., Covenants, Co-Tenancy Clauses And More
• Globe St., How Red Hot Food Hall Concepts Are Changing The Development Scene
• Globe St., Sticky Issues Arise In Food Hall Lease Negotiations
• Globe St., The Biggest Concern With The Food Hall Fad
• Globe St., Developers Face Unique Challenges When Multifamily and Retail Collide
• Globe St., What Mixed-Use Developers Need To Know About CC&Rs Now 
• Globe St., The Biggest Mistake Developers Make When Drafting CC&Rs 
• Globe St., What You Need To Know About BOPUS Right Now
• Globe St., Key Liability Issues BOPUS Retailers Need to Understand
• Bisnow Atlanta, Hartman Simons Sees Smaller Retailers Gain Online Sophistication 
• Presenter of Best Practices for Drafting and Negotiating LOIs (2016)
• Presenter at the Retailers Developer’s Forum (2014)
• Listed as a Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2009)
• “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Member of Heards Ferry Elementary School Governance Council – Vice President (2017 – 2018)

MEMBERSHIPS

• ICSC