Sandra Buchko Email & Phone Number

Washington DC

(Shapiro Lifschitz & Schram PC became part of Barclay Damon LLP as of January 1, 2024)A member of the firm’s business and real estate groups where she represents clients in retail, office, hotel, land and general real estate transactions including landlord and tenant leasing matters, acquisitions and dispositions of commercial properties, hospitality.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advised public and private for profit and non-profit clients on hotel, multifamily, retail, assisted living, charter school, and office real estate acquisition, disposition, financing, and general corporate.
• Represented clients in office and retail leasing matters, including outlet, off-price, urban streetfront, strip centers and enclosed mall transactions
• Advised hospitality clients on management agreements and other operational matters

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Represented clients in general commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions and dispositions of office buildings, shopping centers and hotels and related due diligence matters
• Represented clients in office, retail and financial institution lease negotiations and general corporate matters
• Represented clients in financing matters of commercial properties

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• May 2009 - May 2011
• Represented clients in the negotiation, due diligence, and document preparation for real estate acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and general corporate transactions for commercial, retail, hotel, and residential.
• Represented landlords and tenants in office, retail and bank lease negotiations and document preparation

Arlington, Virginia

• Legal Division, Contracting and Risk Management Unit
• Conducted special compliance review projects and provided advisory reports related to the internal control review of the Legal Division of the FDIC as requested by the General Counsel
• Reviewed and analyzed legal documents related to the disposition of financial and real estate assets
• Drafted and negotiated government contracts for the acquisition of goods and services
• Reviewed White House Executive Orders and draft applicability opinions
• Conducted legal research and used broad understanding of Federal regulations regarding administrative law, consumer finance law, the Dodd-Frank Act, open and closed bank regulatory law, receiverships, banks and thrift.

Wheaton, Maryland

• Drafted and negotiated enclosed mall shopping center leases, tenancy agreements, and amendments for Westfield, the world's largest listed retail property group as measured by the FTSE/EPRA NAREIT index. Westfield has.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advised public and private for profit and non-profit clients on hotel, multifamily, retail, assisted living, charter school, and office real estate acquisition, disposition, financing, and general corporate transactions
• Represented Sunrise Assisted Living, Core Realty Group and RLJ Hotels in real estate acquisitions of multi-state portfolios
• Reviewed and analyzed Countrywide loans for Fannie Mae
• Conducted lease reviews and analyses for the real estate portfolios of Goldman Sachs
• Represented various landlords and tenants in lease analyses and negotiations, including NASDAQ
• Volunteer Attorney for the Federal Election Protection Committee

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted and negotiated leases and related documents for one of the largest off-price/outlet retail developers in the world, The Mills, and various other office and shopping center entities
• Advised Boston Properties and The John Marshall Bank on commercial leasing matters
• Represented clients in golf course and resort real estate matters
• Drafted and reviewed sales contracts and related documents; reviewed and prepared documents related to due diligence projects for acquisitions, including the purchase of a bridge partially located in international.
• Member, Recruiting Committee

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Analyzed briefs, transcripts, and records on appeal
• Researched legal issues, drafted opinions, and edited case citations

Over 13 years of experience in the shopping center industry as a Regional Leasing Director on both the landlord and tenant side of transactions. Began a career in retail leasing with Smithy Braedon and transitioned into the outlet industry where the majority of time was spent in-house on the landlord side with McArthur/Glen Group (later known as Horizon.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Moot Court Finalist; Service Award

Mcintire School Of Commerce Summer Business Institute

Bachelor'S Degree, Government And Foreign Affairs

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi Sorority

French Literature And Conversation

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba