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2022 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards

Chicago & Midwest
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By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Jessica Simons

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Sterling Bay

Helped negotiate and close more than $3 billion in transactions

Handled deals with Lincoln Yards, 600 W Chicago and 545 NW 26th in Miami

In her role as General Counsel for Sterling Bay in Chicago, Jessica Simons oversees various aspects of the company’s most complex and high-value acquisitions, dispositions and financings. While at Sterling Bay, Simons has negotiated and closed over $3 billion of transactions, including many of Sterling Bay’s highest profile assets such as Lincoln Yards, 600 W Chicago, 110 N Carpenter, 333 N Green and 545 NW 26th in Miami.

Prior to joining Sterling Bay in 2017, Simons worked in private practice for 12 years as a commercial real estate attorney at Paul Hastings LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

These are some of the reasons why we are honoring Jessica Simons with Connect CRE’s 2022 Chicago & Midwest Lawyers in Real Estate Award. The award celebrates real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice and the larger community.

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Sterling Bay's Jessica Simons

About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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