Douglas Pyle
Doug advises clients on the acquisition, financing, leasing, and disposition of all types of real estate assets.
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Doug’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of real estate transactional law, including the development, acquisition, financing, leasing, operation, and disposition of all types of commercial, residential, industrial, agricultural and mixed-use properties. He regularly represents private equity funds, corporate owners and users, banks and other institutional investors, and small businesses and private individuals on all sides of real estate transactions. He has significant experience representing teams, landowners, and operators in stadium, arena and other entertainment venue leases.
Doug uses his experience working in-house to look beyond the immediate transaction and to ensure that his clients’ medium and long term needs are addressed. He understands that closing the transaction is often only the first step in a lease, acquisition, joint venture or financing and provides counsel and guidance that goes beyond that mere first step.
In addition to his traditional real estate practice, Doug has worked extensively on the development and financing of renewable energy and other infrastructure projects. Doug has helped his clients develop, sell, acquire and finance projects producing thousands of megawatts of power generation.
Client Work
Doug’s recent representative projects include:
- Representing luxury and well-known brands such as Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Apple in the leasing of retail, office and industrial space across North America.
- Representing a major fast-food franchise in the leasing, acquisition and financing of sites throughout California and the southwestern United States.
- Representing a publicly traded REIT in the leasing of Class-A office properties in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the refinancing of an affordable housing complex in Henderson, NV.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the sale of an apartment complex in Dallas, TX.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the sale of a portfolio of apartment complexes near Baltimore, MD.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the purchase and financing of an affordable housing apartment complex in Fairview, OR.
- Representing a city in the leasing of a stadium to a minor league baseball club.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the refinancing of an apartment complex in Dublin, CA.
- Representing a minor league baseball team in its leasing and development of a new baseball stadium.
- Representing the landlord in the leasing of an office complex to a major media company for its headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the sale of an apartment complex in Seattle, WA.
- Representing the operator in the leasing and development of an outdoor amphitheater in Washington.
- Representing a private equity company in the formation of a joint venture for the development of a hotel in Austin, TX.
- Representing the seller in the sale of a R&D/Office property in San Diego, CA.
- Representing a major league baseball club with respect to leasing issues arising from its stadium lease.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the borrowing of a bridge loan for the conversion of a hotel to workforce housing in Steamboat Springs, CO.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the sale of an apartment complex in Vallejo, CA.
- Representing a real estate private equity company in the acquisition and financing of a senior living complex in Peoria, AZ.
- Representing a lender in a loan secured by a hotel in Dallas, TX.
- Representing a preferred equity investor in the refinancing of hotel in New York, NY.
- Representing a private investor in the sale of an industrial property in Kapolei, HI.
Previous Work
Before joining ArentFox Schiff, Doug was in-house counsel at the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A office properties in the country.
Recognitions
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers (2024, 2025)
Life Beyond the Law
Doug enjoys skiing and spending time outdoors with his wife and their three children. He is an avid soccer fan.
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Languages
Italian
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Education
University of Illinois College of Law, JDDePaul University, BA