Alexandra (Alex) Cole

Alex Cole focuses her real estate practice in the areas of real estate transactions and development, hospitality, international real estate, project finance and construction law.  She is routinely involved in large real estate acquisitions (hotel, office and retail) and represents all the various parties in the construction and development process.  Some of Alex's past projects include: Four Seasons, Park Hyatt Australia, The Carlyle, Fairmont Hotel and Canadian Pacific Hotel merger, the Illinois Center, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, The Harold Washington Library, McCormick Place Expansion and Hotel, Underwater World at Pier 39, Warsaw Financial Center, and the construction and renovation of numerous plants, industrial complexes, hotels, shopping centers and other commercial projects in the United States and Europe.

Professional Recognition

• Listed in Chambers USA, “America's Leading Business Lawyers,” 2005 - 2007
• Listed in the Law Bulletin Publishing Company's Leading Lawyers Network as Illinois Leading Lawyer
• Listed as an Illinois 2008 Super Lawyer as published by Law & Politics
• Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Leadership

• Chicago Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, Governing Committee Member 
• CREW Network, Board of Directors, 2001 - 2002
• CREW Chicago, Board of Directors, 1999 - 2000

Related Employment

• Altheimer & Gray, Partner, 1988 - 2003, Real Estate Practice Chair
• Antonow & Fink, Partner, 1985 - 1988, Associate, 1979 - 1985