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Neva Wagner Counsel

  • Chicago

    D +1.312.324.8519

    F +1.312.324.9400

    Chicago

    110 North Wacker Drive, 34th Floor

    Chicago, IL 60606

    +1.312.324.8519

    NWagner@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Neva Wagner’s practice focuses on real estate transactions affecting commercial property. They have experience with local, multistate, and portfolio transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, financing, and joint ventures. Neva frequently assists partners with deals involving hotels, multifamily and senior housing facilities, shopping centers and other retail, mixed-use developments, performance venues, commercial properties, and office buildings.

In their practice, Neva regularly drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, leases, financing documents, hotel management agreements, development agreements, and organizational documents. They also assist the firm’s Trust & Estate Planning practice with real estate matters affecting high net worth individuals. Additionally, Neva is experienced with managing closing and conducting property-related due diligence such as title and survey review.

As part of their pro bono commitment, Neva represents asylum seekers referred to the firm by Heartland Alliance. Additionally, they assist incarcerated transgender individuals through the Transgender Law Center’s programs that support transgender inmates in advocating for themselves and encourage correctional facilities to adopt more equitable policies and procedures. Neva is also part of the executive committee for the University of Iowa College of Law’s Alumni DEI Council.

Professional Leadership

  • The University of Iowa College of Law Alumni DEI Council, Executive Committee
  • LAGBAC – Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Member
  • LGBT Bar Association, Member

Related Employment

  • Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago, IL, Summer Associate, 2016
  • Iowa State Public Defender, Summer Intern, 2015

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  • Illinois

Education

  • The University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 2017, Articles Editor, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems
  • Westminster College, B.S., Justice Studies, cum laude, 2012