Baker Donelson has named Denise W. Killebrew as co-chair of the Firm's Real Estate Group.
Ms. Killebrew is a shareholder in Baker Donelson's Birmingham office and has served as managing shareholder of the Firm's Birmingham office as well as a member of the Firm's board of directors.
Ms. Killebrew represents real estate developers in connection with the acquisition, development and financing of real estate, including land use planning and the structuring of alternative financing, capital stacks and joint venture vehicles. She also has years of experience in the development, finance and management of senior housing and in retail development and leasing both for shopping center developers and national retailers. Ms. Killebrew has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 1999 and in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2010. In 2003, she was a recipient of the Women of Distinction Award.
A graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, Ms. Killebrew is an associate member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. She is a member of the American, Alabama, Virginia and Birmingham bar associations.
With more than 100 real estate lawyers in 21 offices, Baker Donelson's Real Estate Group advises clients on a wide spectrum of multi-state real estate transactions for clients on a regional and national scale, including developments, financings, single asset and portfolio sales and acquisitions, leasing, like-kind exchanges and title insurance.