COURSE DESCRIPTION
Navigate the complex world of real estate guarantees where personal liability meets property investment in arrangements that can expose individual assets to commercial real estate risks. This specialized program addresses the sophisticated legal and practical considerations that govern guarantee arrangements in real estate financing and leasing transactions. Master the techniques that balance lender/landlord protection with guarantor liability management in complex real estate deals.
- Draft comprehensive guarantee provisions that provide meaningful creditor protection while limiting guarantor exposure
- Structure limited and conditional guarantees that balance risk allocation with deal feasibility
- Address release conditions and guarantee termination provisions that provide guarantor exit strategies
- Navigate spouse consent requirements and homestead protection issues affecting personal guarantee enforceability
Speaker:
Anthony Licata is a partner in the Chicago office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, where he formerly chaired the firm’s real estate practice. He has an extensive practice focusing on major commercial real estate transactions, including finance, development, leasing, and land use. He formerly served as an adjunct professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Mr. Licata received his B.S., summa cum laude, from MacMurray College and his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.