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Joseph
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McCoy
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Joseph McCoy is a Partner at Perkins Coie with over a decade of experience handling complex real estate and lending transactions. Mr. McCoy counsels secured lenders in structuring (and restructuring) and documenting loan originations (construction, acquisition, mezzanine, working capital facilities, letter of credit facilities, participant loan transactions, and syndicated loan transactions); and Noteholders and CMBS special servicers on national note sale transactions. He also represents privately held real estate companies repositioning national retail portfolios; national clients in their leasing and construction matters; and airport concession operators.
A current focus of Mr. McCoy's practice is on developing the firm's Airport Concession Industry Practice (a sub-set of the firm's Public/Private Partnership (P3) practice), with emphasis on 1) structuring legal joint venture relationships for ownership and operation of airport concession operators; 2) negotiating license agreements for specific use of a company name and trademark with specialty retailers and food and beverage concession operators; 3) negotiating concession lease and sublease agreements; 4) negotiating franchise agreements; 5) representing concession operators on ACDBE certification and DOT joint venture guideline issues; 6) structuring legal organization structures for ownership and operation of airport concession operators; and 7) representing concession operators on ACDBE certification 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 the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation. Mr. McCoy formerly served on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago.
Clients
Mr. McCoy's current clients include Albertsons LLC; DeVry Inc.; Fifth Third Bank; Harris Bank; Klaff Realty, LP; The Leaders Bank; the McDonald's Corporation; Tabani Group; and Wells Fargo Bank and general airport concession operators.
Professional Recognition
Professional Leadership
- Northwestern University School of Law, Law Board Member
- Northwestern 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)
- Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms, Board Member; Mentorship Academy Participant
- Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA), Annual Benefit Committee, Member (2010)
- Urban Prep Academies, Chairman
- African-American Affinity Group, Perkins Coie, Chair
- Firm-wide Strategic Diversity Committee, Perkins Coie, Member
- Firm-wide Attorney Development Committee, Perkins Coie, Member
- Attorney Development Committee, Perkins Coie (Chicago), Committee Chair
- Lawyers Lend-A-Hand, 6th Annual My Hero Awards Luncheon, Chairman (2009)
- Airport Minority Advisory Council, Member
- 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
- Former Agent (NBA, WNBA, NFL)
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
- The University of Chicago, A.M., 1994
- The University of Chicago, A.B., with honors, 1994
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