General Counsel
CurrentJoe Acker has built a reputation as an experienced and knowledgeable commercial real estate and corporate transactional attorney. He brings a myriad of skills to SimonCRE including a broad knowledge of real estate law and a tenacious yet affable negotiation style that is appreciated by all parties in a transaction.Prior to joining SimonCRE as in house general counsel, Joe founded his own firm, Acker Law Group. His previous roles include serving as lead counsel for Sandor Development, a… Show more Joe Acker has built a reputation as an experienced and knowledgeable commercial real estate and corporate transactional attorney. He brings a myriad of skills to SimonCRE including a broad knowledge of real estate law and a tenacious yet affable negotiation style that is appreciated by all parties in a transaction.Prior to joining SimonCRE as in house general counsel, Joe founded his own firm, Acker Law Group. His previous roles include serving as lead counsel for Sandor Development, a national shopping center development firm with approximately 8 million square feet of space. He also practiced commercial real estate law with Arizona based law firms including Lewis and Roca and Nagle Law Group.Joe’s expertise encompasses all facets of commercial real estate law, including review and negotiation of purchase agreements and leases, due diligence for development projects and coordination of pre and post closing issues. He is also experienced in corporate transactions, including the purchase and sale of businesses, facilitation of corporate contracts and the formation of corporations and limited liability companies.Joe received his B.A. from DePauw University in 1993 and his Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) from New England School of Law in 1998. He is an active member of the State Bar of Arizona. Show less
