Contracts Master Class Series, Pt. 5: From Clauses to Closings: A Leasing Deep Dive (On-Demand)
Recorded On: 11/19/2025
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In today’s high-stakes leasing environment, a single clause can shift the balance of a deal. This panel takes a comprehensive look at the commercial lease lifecycle—from negotiation to execution. A panel of seasoned leasing experts will explore critical clauses, risk areas, and negotiation strategies that define successful outcomes. Attendees will gain sharper insights into lease dynamics and walk away with practical tools to strengthen their next negotiation or closing.
Generously Sponsored by Blank Rome

Key:
Sam Walker
Partner
Blank Rome
Samuel Walker maintains a national practice in the area of real estate. His clients include private equity funds, public companies, real estate investment funds, financial institutions, developers, and landlords and tenants. Sam counsels clients in the following areas:
- Sales, acquisitions, and development
- Financing
- Equity investments and joint ventures
- Commercial leasing
- Workouts and restructuring
Sam has extensive experience in the retail sector. He regularly advises retail tenants in national and regional leasing roll-out programs and has recently specialized in representing tenants in the health, wellness and medical sectors. Additionally, Sam represents numerous owners of street retail and shopping centers in their leasing programs.
He is a frequent lecturer and author on topics of interest in the real estate industry, including most recently on work-outs and restructuring.
This program originally aired on November 19, 2025. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is NOT eligible for CLE/CPD credit.