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Joseph
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McCoy
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Joseph McCoy is a Partner at Perkins Coie and handles complex real estate and lending transactions. Mr. McCoy counsels secured lenders in structuring and documenting loans (construction, acquisition, mezzanine, working capital facilities, letter of credit facilities, participant loan transactions, and syndicated loan transactions); purchases and sales of loan portfolios; and workout transactions. He also represents privately held real estate companies repositioning national retail portfolios; national clients in their leasing and construction matters; airport concession operators; and clients in the purchases and sales of distressed debt. Mr. McCoy's current clients include Fifth Third Bank; Wachovia Bank, National Association, an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank; Klaff Realty, LP; The Leaders Bank; DeVry Inc; and the McDonald's Corporation.
A current focus of Mr. McCoy's practice is on creating public/private partnerships (P3) between local government agencies and private subcontractors for the purpose of stimulating economic development. Related to our P3 practice, Mr. McCoy focuses significant time on the firm's Airport Concession Industry Practice, with emphasis on 1) structuring legal joint venture relationships for ownership and operation of airport concessions; 2) negotiating concession license agreements; 3) representing airport authorities auditing concession operations and airport improvement programs; 4) negotiating concession lease and sublease agreements; 5) negotiating franchise agreements; 6) providing counsel to joint venture concession operators under investigation by local government authorities; and 7) representing concession operators on ACDBE certification and DOT joint venture guideline issues.
Mr. McCoy is an active alumnus of Northwestern University School of Law, serving as a member of the Law Board and as an Admissions Interviewer. In addition, he is an adjunct professor teaching a Real Estate Structured Transactions course and he has previously served as an Instructor in the Introduction to Legal Learning Program and as a guest lecturer on various topics for the student body.
Mr. McCoy has a strong commitment to public service and currently holds leadership positions with several organizations, including Leadership Greater Chicago, Urban Prep Academies (Chicago Charter School), Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago.
Professional Leadership
- Forty Under 40 Selection, Law Bulletin Publishing Company (2009)
- Northwestern University School of Law, Law Board Member
- Northernwestern University School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2010)
- Canisius College (Buffalo, NY), Adjunct Professor (2009)
- Leadership Greater Chicago, Board Member; Co-Chair of Selection Committee (2009); Fellow (2007)
- Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms, Board Member; Mentorship Academy Participant
- Urban Prep Academies, Chairman
- African-American Affinity Group, Perkins Coie, Chair
- Strategic Diversity Committee, Perkins Coie, Member
- Lawyers Lend-A-Hand, 6th Annual My Hero Awards Luncheon, Chairman
- American Bar Association; National Bar Association (Commercial Law Section); Chicago Bar Association; Cook County Bar Association
- International Counsel of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Member
- Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association
- Sports Lawyers Association
- National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), Certified Contract Advisor (Player Agent)
Community Involvement
Related Employment
- Schwartz Cooper, Chicago, IL, Partner, 2005 - 2008; Senior Associate, 2004 - 2005
- Law Office of Steven F. Ginsberg, Chicago, IL, Associate, 2003 - 2004
- Katten Muchin Rosenman, Chicago, IL, Associate, 1998 - 2003; Summer Associate, 1997
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- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1998
- University of Chicago, A.M., 1994
- University of Chicago, A.B., with honors, 1994
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