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2024 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards

Phoenix & Southwest
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Derek Sorenson

Company: 

Common Bond Development Group

Practice includes acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing and financing

Involvement in regional shopping center and mixed-used project developments

Derek Sorenson is a real estate attorney with a national practice advising clients on commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, developments, leasing and financing projects.

Sorenson focuses on commercial real estate law, mining law, and project finance. His transactional practice emphasizes representing commercial real estate owners and operators in negotiating acquisition, development, entitlement, leasing, financing, and joint venture agreements. He also advises mining companies on acquisitions, development, operations, and financing of facilities throughout the Midwest and Southwest.

Recent matters have involved the development of regional shopping centers, mixed-use projects, resort and hospitality projects, and office facilities across Arizona.

Sorenson graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and was previously a partner with Ballard Spahr LLP and Quarles & Brady LLP.

This is why Derek Sorenson received Connect CRE’s 2024 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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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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