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Thomas C. Arendt Member

Overview

Mr. Arendt is a Member of the firm’s Real Estate Department. He is experienced in acquisition anddevelopment, leasing, and real estate workouts and foreclosures.

Contact

P 602.262.5925 F 602.495.2636 tarendt@jsslaw.comPhoenix, AZ

Areas of Focus

Real Estate

Education

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J.D., Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (1982)

cum laudeManaging Editor, Law Review, Arizona State Law Journal

B.A., University of Arizona (1979)

with High DistinctionPhi Beta Kappa

Biography

Mr. Arendt is a Member of the firm’s Real Estate Department. He is experienced in acquisition anddevelopment, leasing, and real estate workouts and foreclosures. His representation has included variousground-up developments, retail centers, as well as banks and lenders in deed of trust and mezzanineprojects.

Mr. Arendt is a Certified Real Estate Specialist with the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.He has been listed in Southwest Super Lawyers® for over seven consecutive years, is included amongArizona’s Finest Lawyers, and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for Real Estate since 2002.

Mr. Arendt is currently a member of the State Bar’s Real Estate Advisory Commission.

Admissions

Arizona (1982)

Representative Experience

Representation of banks and other lenders in deed of trust and mezzanine financings, workouts,and foreclosures of commercial real estate, including hospitality projectsAcquisitions for investors throughout the Western United StatesRepresented Phoenix-based developer that has developed 5,000,000 square feet of retail andcommercial property in the state of ArizonaRepresented Phoenix-based developer on ground-up redevelopment of a three-block city center indowntown PhoenixAssisted various development entities in the ground-up development of nine power centers in thestate of Arizona, including the largest power center in the stateSignificant leasing work in the Salt, Gila, and Navajo communitiesRanch purchases and sales, including water and water rightsRepresentation of developers in substantial governmental development agreements (incentiveagreements)

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Representation of developers in obtaining municipal entitlements in the Phoenix area

Media and Presentations

Articles

Co-author, “Lease Negotiation Handbook,” ALI-ABA (2003)

Memberships

State Bar of Arizona

Member (1982 – present)Certified Real Estate Specialist (1992 – present)

Honors and Awards

AV Preeminent® Peer Review RatedTM

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America© in the category of Real Estate Law (2002 – 2022)Listed, Az Business Leaders in the category of Real Estate (2021)Listed, Az Business Leadersin the category of Real Estate (2020)Listed, “Top 100 Lawyers for 2019,” AZ Big Media (2019)Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers® (2007 – 2019) in the category of Real Estate LawMartindale-Hubbell® and American Lawyer Media, Top Rated Lawyer in Real Estate Law (2013)Listed, Arizona’s Finest Lawyers