Professionals

M. Christine Graff

Partner

Overview
Experience
Credentials
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Christi has extensive commercial real estate experience with a unique specialty in project finance and solar and wind development.

Recent Experience

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s Acquisition of Cadence Insurance, Inc.

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquisition of Clements Worldwide

ClearCompany Sale to Gemspring Capital Management

Capabilities

Related Insights & News

Article entitled “Purchases Sales and Closings” co-written with David Siegel and published in PLI's course handbook for the 13th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (October, 2011)
Article entitled “Purchases Sales and Closings” co-written with David Siegel and published in PLI's course handbook for the 12th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (November, 2010)
Article entitled “Purchases Sales and Closings” co-written with David J. Siegel and published in PLI’s course handbook for the 11th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (November, 2009)
Article entitled “Purchases, Sales and Closings” published in PLI’s course handbook for the 10th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (November, 2008)
Speaker on the topic “Borrower Negotiations” at the Practicing Law Institute's Seminar on Commercial Real Estate Financing 2017 (April, 2017)
Speaker on the topic “Borrower Negotiations” at the Practicing Law Institute's Seminar on Commercial Real Estate Financing 2015 (April, 2015)
Speaker on the topic “Negotiating Today’s Tenant Options” at the Practicing Law Institute's Seminar on Negotiating Commercial Leases 204 (November, 2014)
Speaker on the topic “Borrower Negotiations” at the Practicing Law Institute's Commercial Real Estate Financing 2014 (April, 2014)
Speaker on the topic “Commercial Mortgages, Security Deeds and Deeds of Trust: Securing Favorable Terms in a Conservative Underwriting Climate” for Stafford Publications webinar (April, 2012)
Speaker on the topic “Purchases Sales and Closings” with David Siegel at the Practicing Law Institute's 13th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (October, 2011)
Speaker on the topic “How to identify Real Estate Issues in Corporate Transactions” - 1 hour CLE presentation to transactional attorneys at Winston & Strawn LLP (June, 2011)
Speaker on the topic “Purchases Sales and Closings” with David Siegel at the Practicing Law Institute's 12th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (November, 2010)
Speaker on the topic “Purchases Sales and Closings” with David J. Siegel at the Practicing Law Institute's 11th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (November, 2009)
Speaker on the topic “How to identify Real Estate Issues in Corporate Transactions” - 1 hour CLE presentation to transactional attorneys at Winston & Strawn LLP (April, 2009)
Speaker on the topic “Purchases Sales and Closings” at the Practicing Law Institute's 10th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute (November, 2008)
Speaker on the topic “How to identify Real Estate Issues in Corporate Transactions” - 1 hour CLE presentation to transactional attorneys at Winston & Strawn LLP (May, 2008)
Speaker and Panelist on the topic of “How to Maintain Clean Title to Your Home” – 1 hour presentation to first time home owners and clients of the Chicago Economic Development Law Project of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, Inc. (May, 2008)
Speaker on the topic “How to Draft a Purchase and Sale Agreement” – 1 hour presentation to transaction attorneys at Winston & Strawn LLP (March, 2008)
Speaker on the topic “How to Represent Buyers with Housing Choice Vouchers” –training seminar conducted by The Community Economic Development Law Project (August, 2007)Speaker and Panelist on the topic of “Real Estate Finance 101” at Chicago Bar Association seminar entitled "Real Estate Finance 101: An Overview of a Commercial Real Estate Loan Transaction" (June, 2004)