USA - IOWA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: David M Erickson, Robert J Douglas, Jr, Christopher S Talcott and Amy S Montgomery Dentons Davis Brown
Dentons Davis Brown has a real estate depart - ment consisting of approximately 20 attorneys, many of whom practice in other areas of the law which intersect with real estate, such as real estate litigation, property tax appeals, environ - mental law and estate planning. The firm has three offices in central Iowa, and is part of the global Dentons firm. The firm performs real es - tate-related legal work throughout the state, in the areas of residential real estate, agricultural real estate, commercial real estate, industrial real estate and various tax credit transactions.
The firm carries out residential and commercial lending work for financial institutions and insur - ance companies including Wells Fargo Bank, NA; US Bank, NA; and many other regional or local institutions. It has represented Facebook in matters concerning its investments in Iowa and negotiating tax incentives, and worked with the City of Des Moines on the development of a multi-building mixed-use project in downtown Des Moines. It does work for developers includ - ing R & R Investors and Hubbell Realty Com - pany.
Authors
David M Erickson is a senior shareholder at Dentons Davis Brown. He practices primarily in the area of real estate law. David is a past chair of the Real Estate Section of the Iowa State Bar
Robert J Douglas, Jr joined Dentons Davis Brown after graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1982, and practices in the areas of real estate, lending and banking law.
Association and is a member of the Title Standards Committee of the ISBA. He is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. David is a frequent speaker on real estate in the State of Iowa.
A substantial amount of his work in real estate involves representing lenders in transactions throughout the State of Iowa and, with the assistance of local counsel, lending work throughout the USA. Robert has spoken at continuing education seminars sponsored by the University of Iowa, Drake University and for various for-profit legal seminar companies.
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