Guenther M. Philipp

Partner

Guenther M. Philipp has represented corporate clients, both as partner-in-charge and in association with other attorneys in the firm, in a variety of corporate finance, municipal finance and real estate transactions.

He for years had principal responsibility for corporate financings (private placements) as outside counsel for the Midwest regional offices of a national corporation. These included:

• Numerous secured and unsecured long-term loans
• Leveraged leasing transactions for railroad rolling stock and other capital equipment
• Industrial development revenue bonds
• Leveraged buy-outs of both publicly and privately held companies
• Restructuring of troubled loans and similar transactions

Many of these financings involved one or more special terms, such as:

• Mortgages
• Security interests in machinery, equipment and receivables
• Guaranties
• Subordinations
• Common and preferred stock issues
• Stock warrants and options
• Convertible securities

In addition, he represented this company in a number of real estate investment transactions, including traditional mortgages, construction financing, site acquisition, air rights acquisition and financing, ground leases, equity joint ventures and similar ownership or financing arrangements for various properties, including six major downtown Chicago buildings.

He has handled shopping center financing and office park development, and several major "raw land" development financing programs for industrial and residential subdivisions and developments in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Mr. Philipp had primary responsibility for negotiating and implementing annexation terms for a major 770-acre tract of land in suburban Cook County (Ill.). These include:

• Zoning and subdivision approvals
• School and park site donations
• Storm water management and other infrastructure requirements
• Architectural and landscaping standards
• Regional and local traffic impact agreements
• Necessary approvals for construction of a public golf course atop a sanitary landfill; development of that land is now nearing completion

Experience

Mr. Philipp also has litigation experience in municipal annexation cases, land use regulation (zoning and subdivision), and land valuation cases. He tried or participated in three Indian claims against the United States of America involving the valuation of over 4 million acres of vacant land and handled appeals of two of those cases before the U.S. Court of Claims.

Awards and Honors

Fellow, American College of Investment Counsel

Leading Lawyer — Land Use, Zoning and Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law: Finance, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Education

Professional Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association

Indiana State Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association