Mr. Gallinger's practice includes counseling clients regarding general business and corporate planning needs, including all forms of real estate transactions and developments, acquisitions, leasing, financing and condominiums. He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, shareholder matters and general business transactions. His areas of specialty are corporate and business transactions, real estate transactions, development and financing… Show more Mr. Gallinger's practice includes counseling clients regarding general business and corporate planning needs, including all forms of real estate transactions and developments, acquisitions, leasing, financing and condominiums. He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, shareholder matters and general business transactions. His areas of specialty are corporate and business transactions, real estate transactions, development and financing, troubled asset and work-out restructuring and financing.His representative transactions include the acquisition of McClouth Steel Trenton and Gibraltar plants and property; acquisition of Hotel Pontchartrain; acquisition of Aurora Hospital; acquisition of Kindred Hospital; negotiation and administration of ASC, Incorporated office and industrial plants portfolio sales; financing and restructuring of new plants, property and equipment financing for $30M+ Loan Participation; entity structure and stock acquisition of Japanese corporation; negotiation of lease and design/build project for 400K sq ft distribution facility; negotiation of stalking-horse Purchase Agreement for purchase of warehousing and distribution center property in bankruptcy; purchase and development acquisition of Book Tower Building; $250M financing for multi-state portfolio; and as local counsel for numerous multi-state real estate portfolio financing transactions. Show less

Member - Urban Land Institute - Michigan 2014 - CurrentGraduate - ULI Larson Center for Leadership Program 2014-2015

Current Board Member - Detroit Metro BoardPast Board Chair 2009-2011

DDP Stakeholder's Committee - plan and coordinate quarterly DDP Stakeholder Meetings and events.

Elected to two 3-year terms (2014-2020) - Board of Directors and served as Secretary (2015-17), 2nd Vice President (2018), 1st Vice President (2019) and President (2019-20) (6-year term limit). Detroit Athletic Club recognized as #1 Athletic Club in United States 2019-2020 and again 2021-2022.Detroit Athletic Club Foundation - Board of Directors 2014-2020Master Planning Committee (2019 - Current)

Real Estate, Corporate, Transactional Attorney

Coporate, Real Estate, Labor and Employment; Member Management Committee; Practice Group Leader - Real Estate; Practice Group Leader - Labor & Employment