Negotiating Nationwide Commercial Leases and Real Estate Transactions

Matt Dudley has built a national practice representing real estate owners, developers, and businesses in every aspect of commercial property transactions. He has negotiated thousands of leases across the country, from anchor tenants to ground leases in all types of retail properties, including strip shopping centers, regional enclosed and outlet malls, mixed use developments, and complex office leases in urban high-rise office buildings and in suburban office parks, and industrial leases. His experience extends to acquisitions, financing, and development projects involving retail centers, hotels, office buildings, and industrial sites. He regularly advises clients with high-profile national tenants, providing counsel that balances business strategy with legal precision. As a trusted advisor to publicly traded REITs, emerging businesses and global businesses, Matt combines depth of experience with practical insight to advance his clients’ real estate objectives.

Notable Work & Achievements

National Retail and Restaurant Leasing

He has negotiated and modified leases for national retailers, grocery stores, and restaurants at shopping centers across the country. His work has included transactions with Target, TJ Maxx, Burlington Coat Factory, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Staples, Office Depot, Petco, PetSmart, Kohl’s, Ross Stores, Old Navy, H&M, Skechers, The Children’s Place, JoS. A. Bank, Michaels, CVS, Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Harbor Freight, AutoZone, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Panera Bread, Chipotle, McDonald’s, and many others.

Office Lease Negotiations

Matt has extensive experience with office leases with national companies for office, flex and industrial properties. National players such as Marriott Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Huntington Ingalls, Dole Foods, Northrop Grumman, Booz Allen, and the General Services Administration.

Investment and Ownership Structures

Matt has structured tenant-in-common ownership arrangements for investor groups and represented hotel owners and developers in acquisitions, financing, and sales of hospitality properties.