Michael Pattis

Michael brings a hands-on, deal-team mentality to every transaction, helping clients cut through complexity and keep deals moving with clear, practical guidance at each stage.

Michael represents private equity sponsors, institutional investors, developers, and lenders in complex commercial real estate transactions spanning acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures, and development, with depth across data center, industrial, multifamily, office, hospitality, build-to-rent, renewable energy, and infrastructure assets. He is involved in all phases of a transaction, from letter of intent through closing, coordinating deal teams, managing timelines, and overseeing diligence across title, survey, zoning, environmental, tax, and corporate workstreams. Michael drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, joint venture agreements, leases, and other transaction documents and advises on both single-asset and portfolio deals ranging from middle-market investments to multi-billion-dollar transactions.

Prior to joining Barack Ferrazzano, Michael was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, where he advised clients on real estate transactions ranging from middle-market investments to multi-billion-dollar deals, including construction and mezzanine financings, preferred equity investments, ground leases, sale-leaseback transactions, and real estate-related mergers and acquisitions.

Admissions

• State of Illinois
• State of Minnesota (Application Pending)

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D., 2024
• Northwestern University, B.A., Political Science and History, 2018

• Represented preeminent data center developer on a $1 billion CMBS loan secured by one of the company’s data center properties in Texas. (handled at prior firm)
• Represented an alternative asset manager firm on its acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately over $2 billion. (handled at prior firm)
• Represented an alternative asset manager firm in a $15 billion joint venture for the development of an AI data center, together with construction loan financing totaling over $9 billion in proceeds. (handled at prior firm)
• Represented a leading global investment firm in connection with its nearly $300 million sale of its financial center. (handled at prior firm)
• Represented a major energy infrastructure solutions provider company in its sale. (handled at prior firm)