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2022 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards

Phoenix & Southwest
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Benjamin A. Thinnes

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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Counsels on all aspects of purchase and sales transaction, financing and leasing

Life member with Dorsey & Whitney's Executive Council

Benjamin Thinnes is Partner with Dorsey & Whitney’s Phoenix office. In this position, his focus is on commercial real estate and finance transactions. He counsels clients on all aspects of purchase and sale transactions, real estate financing, office, industrial and retail leasing, and development of real property.

Thinnes has also assisted clients with golf course and private club purchases, sales, development, financing, turnovers and equity conversions. He represents developers, financial institutions, and public and private real estate investment companies across a variety of asset types. These include office and industrial properties, retail centers, master-planned communities, multi-family developments, redevelopment projects, condominium projects, golf courses and private clubs.

Thinnes is a life member with Executive Counsel, as well as a member of NAIOP, ULI, ICSC, American Bar Association, State Bar of Arizona and the Maricopa County Bar Association. He’s been listed as Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year—Commercial Finance Law and Best Lawyers in America—Real Estate Law.

These are some of the reasons why we are honoring Benjamin Thinnes with Connect CRE’s 2022 Phoenix & Southwest 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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Dorsey & Whitney's Benjamin Thinnes

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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