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From Clauses to Closings: A Leasing Deep Dive (Nov. 19, 2025)

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

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This live program offers free CLE in select jurisdictions for members of ACC. Please see details below! 

 

CLE/CPD CREDIT IS AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: 

*Alaska, *Arizona, California, *Connecticut, Georgia, *Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, *Montana, *New Hampshire, *New Jersey, *New York, *North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. 

 

*Indicates that CLE/CPD credit is available by virtue of reciprocity with another jurisdiction. 

 

ACC WILL MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR CLE UPON REQUEST IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS:  

Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Vermont. 

 

Requests must be made one week prior to the scheduled program date to ensure timely application submission. Please use the form below to submit your request for CLE.  

 

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FORM! 

 

ATTENDEES MUST SELF-FILE IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS (A CERTIFICATE WILL BE PROVIDED TO ASSIST YOUR FILING EFFORTS): 

Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 

 

 

CLE/CPD IS NOT MANDATORY IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: 

District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, South Dakota 

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From Clauses to Closings: A Leasing Deep Dive
11/19/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)  |  Recorded On: 11/19/2025  |  60 minutes
11/19/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)  |  Recorded On: 11/19/2025  |  60 minutes
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US States: CA, GA, MN, MO, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and WA
Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available ACC has filed directly with the following states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Please select you state and enter your bar number to have your certificate generate fully.
US States: AK, AZ, CT, HI, MT, NH, NJ, NY, ND
Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available
Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available ACC uses interstate reciprocity rules to grant credit in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota. Please select you state and enter your bar number to have your certificate generate fully.
US States: AL, CO, FL, ID, IA, IL, IN, KY, ME, MS, NE, NV, NC, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, UT, WV, WI, and WY.
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Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available ACC has not made an application for credit in the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Illinis, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The certificate provided here is to aid your personal application for credit to your state regulator.

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.

Dawn Haghighi

Director

Elevate

Jason Kim

Partner

Blank Rome LLP