Overview

Dakota McLean is an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate and Lending Transactions Practice Group. Dakota’s practice focuses on drafting and reviewing contract documents for complex real estate transactions and commercial leasing, with additional experience handling construction contracts. He assists clients with purchasing and selling commercial real estate, leasing commercial and medical office spaces, developing subdivisions, apartment complexes, and shopping centers, financing development projects, and constructing hospitals, office buildings, and utility facilities.  He is experienced in the preparation and analysis of a multitude of contracts, including purchase and sale agreements, ground leases, space leases, development agreements, declarations of restrictive covenants, license agreements, easement agreements, guaranty agreements, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, master construction agreements, professional services agreements, and various other related contract documents.  Additionally, Dakota is well versed in real property, contracts, business transactions, property and homeowner’s associations, and local government laws.

Representative Matters

  • Represented real estate developers in the acquisition and development of multiple single-family subdivisions, apartment complexes, and townhomes.
  • Represented real estate developers in the acquisition, development, and leasing of multiple retail shopping centers.
  • Represented a real estate investor in the acquisition of a downtown mixed-use parking garage from a municipality and legally converting the same into a condominium.
  • Represented a regional healthcare provider in the acquisition and development of a hospital, acquisition of an administration center, and leasing of multiple medical office spaces.
  • Represented numerous corporate landlords and tenants in leasing commercial spaces for office, industrial, medical, and retail uses.
  • Represented a real estate investor in the acquisition of nationwide car wash and convenient store portfolios.
  • Represented commercial owners and contractors in drafting construction contracts and subcontracts for various projects.
  • Represented a national utility company in the drafting and administration of its construction contracts.

Professional Involvement

  • The Florida Bar
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 2020-2022
    • Transportation Committee
    • Public Policy Council