Atty. Spenser T. Sotolongo
Spenser Sotolongo is an associate in Nixon Peabody’s Real Estate group and represents developers, property owners, and investors on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. My focus I represent clients in a broad range of real estate related transactions, including development, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and real estate finance.
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Spenser T. Sotolongo is a real estate and m&a attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin and Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association. Educated at Marquette University (J.D., 2015) and Marquette University (MBA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Spenser Sotolongo is an associate in Nixon Peabody’s Real Estate group and represents developers, property owners, and investors on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions
- My focus I represent clients in a broad range of real estate related transactions, including development, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and real estate finance
- In connection with these matters, I draft and review real estate finance documents, commercial leases, and documentation related to the development, purchase, and sale of commercial real estate
- Looking ahead With large populations of the workforce effectively and efficiently adapting to a work-from-home lifestyle, more and more employers are offering work-from-home options to their employees
- With this transition, I see growth in the suburban markets as employees, who previously preferred being near their office to avoid a commute, seek larger more affordable homes in the suburbs
- I see this happening at an accelerated rate as construction material costs begin to stabilize and residential developers are able to bring new affordable products online in the suburban markets
- For the commercial developers, this influx of residential density in the suburban markets will provide opportunities in the retail and commercial sectors to satisfy the demands of these newly populated, or more densely populated, areas
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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