James N. Candler, Jr.

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Detroit Office

jcandler(at)dickinsonwright.com

Phone: 313.223.3513

Fax: 313.223.3598

Areas of Practice Emphasis

Representative Clients

  • Citigroup Inc. and subsidiaries
  • Dow Jones & Company
  • First Industrial Realty Trust
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  • MGM MIRAGE and subsidiaries
  • Michigan State University Foundation
  • Redico
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Prominent Assignments

  • Development and financing of MGM Grand Detroit Casino
  • Tax appeals for MGM Grand Detroit Casino
  • Acquisition and sale/leaseback financing of Chrysler Technology Center
  • Planned Unit Developments in Northville Township and City of Monroe
  • Purchase, financing and leasing transactions for Detroit and Lansing office buildings
  • Organization of 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
  • Northrip v. Federal National Mortgage Assn., 527 F2d 23 (6th Cir. 1975)

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan, 1970
  • A.B., Princeton University, 1965

Admitted to Practice

  • Michigan, 1970

Professional and Community Involvement

  • State Bar of Michigan; Real Property Law Section Council (Chairperson, 1998-1999)
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers
  • International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate
  • Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Planning, University of Detroit School of Law, 1975-1980
  • Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology, Chairman of the Board, 1994-Present

Publications and Presentations

  • Lorman Education Services, "Condominiums, Planned Communities and Urban Development," 2005
  • American Land Title Association, "Casino Financing," 2000
  • ICLE, "Real Estate Management Agreements," 1994; "Commercial Leases," 1992, 1997
  • State Bar of Michigan, "Commercial Leases," 1996-1997
  • CLE International, "Commercial Leases," 1987-1989
  • National Business Institute, "Construction Lending," 1986
  • National Business Institute, "Mortgage Foreclosure," 1985

Acknowledgments

  • Best Lawyers in America, 1995-Present
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004-Present
  • Martindale-Hubbell: A/V Rating
  • Lawdragon Magazine's Leading 500 Dealmakers