Atty. Michael E. Kaplan
Michael Kaplan counsels clients on a wide range of complex real estate projects and transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures and leasing matters. His clients include domestic and international real estate investment trusts (REITs), private investors and developers, with a broad spectrum of asset classes, including life sciences, industrial, office, hospitality, student housing and senior housing.
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About Michael E. Kaplan at a glance
Michael E. Kaplan is an attorney based in Denver, Colorado, practforg at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. Admitted to practice in Colorado, Colorado Bar Association and District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar. Educated at Duke University (J.D., 2009) and University of Michigan (BA, 2004). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — in America (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — from 2023-2023 for work in: (2026). Serands clients in Denver, CO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Kaplan counsels clients on a wide range of complex real estate projects and transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures and leasing matters
- His clients include domestic and international real estate investment trusts (REITs), private investors and developers, with a broad spectrum of asset classes, including life sciences, industrial, office, hospitality, student housing and senior housing
- Mr. Kaplan leverages over a decade of experience handling large, sophisticated real estate transactions to help clients achieve their business goals in an effective and efficient manner
- As a member of WilmerHale’s Transactional Department, he regularly collaborates with colleagues in the firm’s Tax, Corporate, Environmental, Bankruptcy, Life Sciences and Labor and Employment practices
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Why local counsel matters in Colorado
Practforg law in Colorado. Legal matters in Colorado are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Denver are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate Colorado state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in Colorado brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Colorado courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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