Dennis is a senior partner and a founder of Barack Ferrazzano. He concentrates his practice on commercial real estate and business planning matters. Dennis is the primary North American real estate counsel for Bernard Arnault, LVMH, and all the LVMH brands in the Americas.
Dennis was the William H. Trumbull lecturer and adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law from 1979 to 1999, and in 1985 was awarded the Robert Childres Memorial Award as the outstanding professor in the School.
Dennis is consistently ranked among the top lawyers in Illinois for his real estate practice. He has been named by Leading Lawyers as the #1 Real Estate Lawyer in Illinois and by U.S. News’ Best Lawyers in America© as the 2020 Real Estate Law "Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago.
Representative Experience
Primary real estate counsel representing LVMH in the successful negotiation and purchase of the Paley Center for Media at 461 Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
Primary real estate counsel representing LVMH in the successful negotiation and purchase of luxury retail property at 468 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
Primary real estate counsel representing LVMH in the successful negotiation and purchase of luxury retail property at 456 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
Primary real estate counsel representing LVMH in the successful negotiation and purchase of luxury retail property at 420 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
Primary real estate counsel representing an LVMH affiliate in connection with the acquisition of a 30 year ground lease and option to purchase a luxury retail property at 313-317 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
Representation of Ecole 42 USA, a non-profit public benefit corporation, and its affiliate in connection with the acquisition of property in Fremont, CA, for use as a tuition-free school for computer programming and coding; and the redevelopment of the property, including negotiation of architect and construction contracts.
Primary real estate counsel representing Bulgari Corporation of America in the successful renegotiation of the lease for their North American Flagship store in the Crown Building at 730 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.
Representation of Miami Design District Associates in connection with the preparation of a lease form for its new luxury shopping center development, Design District Center, in Miami, Florida; and in connection with the leasing of several anchor and key tenant leases for the development.
Activities & Honors
- Selected, Real Estate Law, The Best Lawyers in America© (2006-2021)
- Named, Chicago - Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2015, 2018, 2020)
- Selected, Leading Lawyers Network (2003-2020)
- #1 in Top Ten Real Estate (2012-2015)
- Top Ten Real Estate: Commercial
- Top Ten Real Estate: Finance
- Closely & Privately Held Business Law in Illinois
- Selected, Illinois Super Lawyers (2005-2006, 2008-2020)
- Top Ranked, Illinois Real Estate, Chambers USA (2008-2020)
- Outstanding Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (1995-1999)
- Adjunct Professor of Real Estate Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (1979-1999)
- William H. Trumbull Lecturer, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (1979-1999)
- Robert Childres Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (1985)
- Notes and Comments Editor, Northwestern University Law Review (1970-1971)
- Order of the Coif
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Education
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1971
Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1968
Bar & Court Admissions
- State of Illinois
- State of Wisconsin
- District of Columbia
Representative Clients
- Bulgari
- Christian Dior
- Fendi
- Louis Vuitton
- LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
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