Real Estate Management
Resume:
Robert H. Kalinsky
Naperville, Illinois 60564
Office: 847-***-****
Home: 630-***-****
Cell: 224-***-****
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CAREER SUMMARY:
Accomplished commercial real estate attorney, having in-house transactional and supervisory experience with Fortune 500
retailers and developers. Extensive transactional and counseling experience, together with management of litigation and
general in-house corporate law responsibilities.
EMPLOYMENT:
Sears Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
2011-Present
Senior Counsel-Real Estate
In Store and Demised Store Leasing and Development
• Responsible for the assignment, subletting and divestitures of existing, Sears and Kmart locations throughout the
United States.
• Supervise paralegals for due diligence reviews, including the review of underlying leases, title, survey, and general
construction matters.
• Counsel business team and group vice presidents on subleasing and assignment rights, based on existing leases,
REAs, mortgages and other recorded real estate documents.
McDonald’s Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois
2008-2011
Counsel
Legal Development/Asset Management
• Responsible for the administration and supervision of real estate transactions for four regions in the eastern portion
of the United States.
• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated leases, subleases, purchase contracts, purchase options, renewal options, renewal
agreements, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, easement agreements, insurance and
indemnity agreements, performed due diligence and oversee real estate closings.
• Supervised a team of paralegals for due diligence reviews, including the review of title, survey, environmental and
general construction matters.
• Organized monthly regional conference calls to provide status updates and for the counseling of Asset Managers and
Senior Management on proposed and existing real estate transactions.
• Member of the Legal Department’s Forms Committee and Mechanic’s Liens Committee.
Daspin & Aument, LLC, Chicago, Illinois 2008
Senior Counsel
• Responsible for complex leasing and real estate purchases.
• Drafted, negotiated and reviewed leases and purchase contracts for retailers and developers. Drafted and negotiated
reciprocal easement agreements, operational agreements, easement agreements and other documents in the creation
of shopping centers.
Pedersen & Houpt, Chicago, Illinois 2007
Partner in Real Estate and Finance Group
• Responsible for the leasing, development and financing work for retailers and developers.
• Drafted and negotiated leases, purchase agreements and financing documents for shopping centers, freestanding
building, warehouses and medical office buildings.
General Growth Properties Inc., Chicago, Illinois
1998-2007
Assistant General Counsel
2004-
2007
Senior Attorney
1998-
2004
General Growth Properties is the nation’s second largest retail development and management company, with over 200
properties in 44 states.
Responsible for the administration and supervision of the leasing, legal, property management and development
function for 24 shopping centers in the Midwestern region of the United States. Shopping Centers included Oakbrook
Center, Oak Brook, Illinois and Water Tower Place in Chicago, Illinois.
Supervised and trained a team of two Senior Attorneys, six paralegals and two administrative assistants.
Negotiated and drafted big box leases, global agreements and other complex agreements in locations outside of my
portfolio.
Provided cost savings by managing litigation, including evictions and bankruptcy matters.
Managed and directed due diligence operations of newly acquired properties.
Counseled leasing representatives, mall managers and management on real estate matters.
Drafted and implemented the General Growth’s Access Policy for all of its shopping centers throughout the United
States.
Negotiated construction contracts, vendor contracts, Hollywood studio entertainment agreements, all special events
within the shopping centers, and letters of intent with national retailers.
Documents included: leases, amendments, operating agreements, reciprocal easement agreements, lease termination
agreements, construction contracts, title insurance policies, surveys, environmental reports, mortgages, subordination
agreements, notes, guaranty agreements, rent relief agreements, lien waivers, indemnification agreements, license
agreements, vendor contracts, ATM, telecommunication, broadband, rooftop, and tower satellite agreements, e business
contracts and purchase agreements.
Simon Property Group, Indianapolis, Indiana
1997-1998
Leasing and Development Attorney
Simon Property Group is the nation’s largest retail development and management company.
Drafted, reviewed and negotiated real estate documents for big box, anchor, theater, restaurant and entertainment
locations situated in regional malls, community shopping centers, specialty retail centers and mixed-use properties.
Documents included: leases, operating agreements, access agreements, reciprocal easement agreements, title insurance
policies, surveys, construction contracts, mortgages, notes, guaranty agreements, letters of intent and partnership
agreements.
J.C. Penney Company Inc. (Thrift Drug Inc.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1989- 1997
Real Estate Attorney
Thrift Drug, Inc., a subsidiary of J.C. Penney Company Inc., was the fifth largest drug store chain in the United States. It
operated more than 1,100 stores in 20 states.
Drafted, negotiated, and reviewed real estate documents for existing, and to be built free standing, shopping malls, strip
centers and power centers locations.
Performed daily operational and property management duties, including litigation management.
Documents included: leases, subleases, ground leases, agreements of sale, asset purchase agreements, reciprocal
easement agreements, title insurance policies, surveys, environmental reports and subordination agreements.
Actively involved in acquisitions involving more than 700 drug stores, and divestiture of more than 300 drug stores.
The Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio
1988-1989
The Honorable Evelyn J. Stratton and the Honorable Patrick M. McGrath
Judicial Law Clerk
Conducted pre-trial, status and settlement conferences, drafted rulings and opinions and ruled on motions.
BAR State of Illinois, 1999
ADMISSIONS: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1990
State of Ohio, 1988
EDUCATION: The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
LLM in Real Estate May 2005
The Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
Juris Doctor May 1988
The Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Communication, June 1985
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