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Published on: 2/28/2008
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Aasia Mustakeem is joining Locke Lord as a partner, leaving her role as practice group leader for the Atlanta Real Estate Finance and Development Practice Group of Powell Goldstein.
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Moving with Mustakeem from Powell Goldstein are attorneys Crystal Cook and Janice Island.
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Aasia has been recognized as a leading real estate attorney in the Southeast, and she has a broad real estate practice that will be integral to our firm," said Michael Coleman, Managing Partner of Locke Lord's Atlanta office.
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Mustakeem will bring a strong real estate presence to the Atlanta office.She practices in the area of commercial real estate, including the representation of developers, purchasers and sellers in connection with the acquisition, disposition and development of office, hotel, retail, industrial and mixed-use projects.She also has significant experience representing both landlords and tenants in negotiating commercial leases, lenders and borrowers in secured loan and workout transactions, and the representation of companies and institutions nationwide in the ownership, operation and finance of corporate-owned real estate.Clients include institutional lenders, national and international office, retail, and hotel developers, and individual, corporate and foreign investors.
"I am excited about the opportunity to join a firm with such a strong national real estate practice and a terrific footprint," stated Mustakeem.