Edward West Joins Land Use Practice of Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Will Lead Real Estate Practice Group
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. - Press Release, July 18, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. announced today that Edward S. West has joined the Firm as a Principal and Chair of its Real Estate Practice. Mr. West joins the Firm from the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling, LLP.
Mr. West’s accolades include the Washington Business Journal's award for "Best Financing of 2005" for the $222 million mixed-use redevelopment of the former Wax Museum site in Washington, D.C. now known as CityVista; and the Washington Business Journal's award for "Best Overall Real Estate Deal of 2005" for the D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission's stadium negotiations with Major League Baseball and the Washington Nationals.
“We are delighted to have Ed West join our Firm. Ed’s arrival is a major milestone for our real estate practice. He offers 25 years of unmatched blue chip real estate experience to our clients who already rely on us for environmental and land use counsel and now can count on us for up-front development counsel,” says Ben Wilson, Managing Principal of Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
“Our Land Use Practice is immensely strengthened by Ed’s expertise and contacts in real estate markets both in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and nationally,” says Fred Wagner, Chair of the Firm’s Land Use Practice.
Mr. West's practice focuses on commercial real estate and commercial financing with an emphasis on real estate acquisition, development, leasing, and construction matters. Mr. West regularly represents local and national owners, real estate developers, property managers, tax-exempt organizations, and other users in all aspects of real estate transactions involving office buildings, shopping centers, manufacturing facilities, multi-family residential projects, special use facilities, and ground leases. He has negotiated space leases for more than 16 million square feet locally and elsewhere for commercial landlords and tenants.
Mr. West is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate (2007-2008 edition), and recommended by The Legal 500 for Real Estate: District of Columbia, Transactions and Finance, in 2007. In 1994, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Association of Yale Alumni. He is a graduate of Yale University and Georgetown University Law Center.
He has previously been Co-Chair of the D.C. Bar’s Real Estate Section. He recently served as General Counsel and a Board Member of Rebuilding Together of Washington, D.C., Inc.
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Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is the largest and oldest firm in the nation that concentrates its practice in all aspects of environmental law, land use, and litigation. The Firm has offices in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Texas and California, as well as in Washington, D.C.
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