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Mitchell S. Padover

Partner

Mitch focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions.

Mitch represents REITs, financial institutions, real estate investors, developers and Fortune 100 corporations in all types of commercial real estate transactions throughout the country, including sales and acquisitions, financings, loan workouts, restructurings and assumptions, sale-leaseback transactions and leases. His transactions have involved warehouses, distribution centers and other industrial properties, office buildings, shopping centers, department stores and other retail establishments, restaurants, motorcycle and powersports dealerships, auto part and service centers, convenience stores and gas stations, fitness centers, apartment buildings and hotels and resorts. Prior to joining Kutak Rock in 1996, Mitch spent over eight years practicing with one of the largest law firms in New York City.

With Mitch's broad experience, responsiveness and attention to detail, he has enabled clients to successfully effectuate complex transactions for more than 30 years.

  • Counsel to multibillion-dollar REIT in the acquisition of over 25 different shopping centers located throughout the country for an aggregate purchase price in excess of $1 billion, and related mortgage financings and subsequent leasing activity.
  • Counsel to multibillion-dollar REIT in numerous sale-leaseback transactions involving casual dining restaurants, furniture stores, dollar stores, sporting goods stores, pharmacy stores, convenience stores and gas stations, auto part and service centers, car washes, wholesale clubs, fitness centers, office buildings and distribution centers, and related mortgage financings.
  • Counsel to multibillion-dollar REIT in a $170 million sale-leaseback transaction involving an office complex for the largest for-profit university in the country, and related mortgage financing.
  • Counsel to multibillion-dollar REIT in a $200 million sale-leaseback transaction involving a portfolio of fishing, hunting, boating and outdoor sporting goods stores.
  • Counsel to multibillion-dollar REIT in various dispositions of casual dining restaurants, office buildings, distribution centers and government buildings.
  • Counsel to regional real estate investor in a financing of a portfolio of industrial properties. 
  • Counsel to regional real estate developer on various construction loans for the development of industrial properties. 
  • Counsel to Fortune 100 company in financings of approximately 30 motorcycle and powersports dealerships.
 

  • The Best Lawyers in America®Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, 2023-2024