Alex Cole '76 to Lead Perkins Coie LLP's Real Estate & Land Use Practice

February 16, 2005

February 16, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - Alexandra R. (Lutzow) Cole, a partner of the Chicago law firm Perkins Coie and 1976 graduate of DePauw University, has been selected to lead Perkins Coie's Real Estate & Land Use practice and has been appointed to the firm's executive committee. "Alex commands great respect for her extensive work on major projects in Chicago, across the country and internationally," says Robert E. Giles, managing partner of Perkins Coie LLP. "She is also extremely well-liked for her collaborative nature and her team orientation. Clients know that Alex will make sure they are getting the best team with the right skills when they entrust their major real estate and land use projects to us."

Some of the major projects Cole has worked on include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the McCormick Place Expansion and Hotel, the Warsaw Financial Center, Illinois Center, Los Angeles' "Bunker Hill," and Optima Views. Her credits also include work on dozens of major hotels and resorts across the country and around the world including the Park Hyatt, Sydney, the Ritz Laguna Nigel, the Carlyle and the Mansion on Turtle Creek, as well as the merger of Fairmont Hotels and Canadian Pacific Hotels.

Perkins Coie's lawyers, located across the country, provide comprehensive real estate and development services, helping owners, lenders and corporate clients with all aspects of the financing, acquisition, development and disposition of major projects nationally and internationally. They also advise businesses on planning, development and permitting strategies, helping them prepare and defend environmental impact statements and reports under federal and state law.

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