John Catalano

John Catalano has over 20 years of experience representing clients in commercial real estate and corporate transactions. In particular, his practice involves the acquisition, sale, financing, development and leasing of real estate assets, including office buildings, shopping centers, multifamily buildings, hotels, warehouse/industrial properties and mixed-use projects. Mr. Catalano’s recent experience includes: negotiating and closing the purchase of several high-rise office projects in Florida and Georgia, representing landlords in connection with the negotiation of anchor tenant leases with national grocery chains, preparing joint-venture agreements for multifamily development projects, finalizing a large land sale to a national housing developer, representing lenders in connection with loans secured by commercial shopping centers and industrial properties, and counseling restaurant ownership in connection with the sale nationally branded restaurants to a private equity group.

Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Mr. Catalano served as the head of the Real Estate and Hospitality Group at the firm of Lehtinen Schultz, PLLC, and previously as a partner at a national law firm with offices in Miami. He also served as in-house leasing and development counsel for a national property holding company, where he was responsible for a portfolio of over 1,500 commercial and retail properties.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 2000

Florida

Since 2006

Georgia

Since 1997

Shareholder

Siegfried Rivera

2017 - Current

Tulane University School of Law

J.D.

Loyola Marymount University

B.A. | Political Science

District of Columbia Bar

Member

Current

State Bar of Georgia

Member

Current

Florida State Bar  # 19088

Member

2006 - Current