A. SUMMEY ORR III (SUMMEY)
Partner
Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate
SUMMARY
Mr. Orr has been practicing commercial real estate law for more than 20 years and has represented clients in a broad assortment of real estate matters all over the United States. Mr. Orr also has significant experience in structuring and negotiating real estate joint venture agreements, and he regularly counsels foreign investors on the acquisition of U.S. real estate holdings.
representative experience
- Acquisition and sale of fully leased, income producing office and retail properties in metropolitan Atlanta, Boston, Honolulu, Miami, New York, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C.
- Development of industrial distribution facilities in areas surrounding Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Northern Virginia, Orlando and Phoenix
- Leasing, both from the tenant's and landlord's perspective, of office, industrial and retail space in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Memphis, New York, Orlando, Tampa and Washington D.C.
- Financing, both from the lender's and borrower's perspective, of office, retail and industrial projects
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A.B.
PUBLICATIONS & DISTINCTIONS
- The Best Lawyers in America 2010
- Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers
- Georgia Super Lawyer as published in Georgia Super Lawyers and Atlanta Magazine
- Who's Who Legal, Georgia
- Georgia Legal Elite, as published in Georgia Trend Magazine
- Negotiating Marketable Leases, ICSC 2006 Southeast Conference, October 17, 2006
- Starting With The End In Sight: Drafting Marketable Leases, Commercial Leasing for Business and Leasing Professionals (Lorman), January 25, 2005
MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta, GA 30339 
