Summary

Liz has over 20 years of experience driving complex transactions for international and national companies and closely held businesses. She has a substantial background in handling real estate, business, and general civil litigation matters and advises her clients concerning multi-billion-dollar, multi-state commercial real property and other asset-based transactions, public-private partnerships, entitlements, development, zoning, capitalization, leasing, construction, and corporate governance.

Liz also has extensive experience handling state and federal complex civil litigation covering a wide range of issues, including breach of contract claims, unfair business practices, shareholder disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.

In addition to practicing law in the private sector, Liz has served as a senior assistant corporation counsel with the largest municipality in the State of Michigan and has advised governmental and quasi-governmental agencies regarding all manner of real estate, zoning and administrative matters, legal strategy, and risk mitigation. She presents complex legal concepts to elected and appointed officials and philanthropic and community organizations and regularly collaborates with stakeholders and other industry leaders regarding legislative and policy matters.

Awards

  • Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Go To Lawyers” For Commercial Real Estate

  • Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Michigan’s Go-To Lawyers Power List”

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Education

  • University of Michigan Law School

    J.D.

  • University of Michigan

Admissions

  • State - Michigan
  • State - New York

Speeches and Publications

  • “Uneven Terrain – Commercial real estate trends and tensions that are shaping the industry today – and will define contours of the market in the year ahead,” Detroit Legal News (2022).

Professional Affiliations

  • State Bar of Michigan

    Real Property and Government Sections

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Detroit Regional Chamber’s Leadership Detroit

    Class XXXVII

Community Involvement

  • Sowing Empowerment & Economic Development, Inc. (SEED)

    Advisory Board Member