Director Of Real Estate Law
CurrentTo serve as principle legal resource to the Ahold Delhaize company Brands Food Lion, Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle, Hannaford, Peapod, Stop & Shop New England, and Stop & Shop New York Metro (collectively, the "Company") on matters relating to real estate. To provide legal advice to senior management and other Company employees; to negotiate new business deals for Company including store and ground leases and purchases of real property for new locations; to be responsible for transactions involving owned locations being leased to third parties; to supervise, manage and train Real Estate Counsel, Senior Real Estate Counsel, real estate paralegals and legal support staff; to assist VP in management of the department, production of real estate documents and maintenance of Company legal standards; to assist in landlord-tenant relationships including default notices, resolution of default and other issues and initiation of litigation to minimize maintenance costs; to assist Real Estate Department in dealing with problem tenants including lease interpretation and analysis of shopping center restrictions; to negotiate acquisitions of properties; to negotiate and/or supervise negotiation of estoppel certificates, subordination non-disturbance and attornment agreements; to direct and coordinate outside counsel regarding pleadings and to provide litigation strategies and options; to oversee complaints, interrogatories and requests for production of documents, legal pleadings and litigation-related activities; to review and negotiate construction related documents including construction management and architects contracts; to review and negotiate shopping center management and brokerage contracts.