Education
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA,
LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
B.A., Political Science, Cum Laude, 2007
Recognition
Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014-2023
Florida Trend Legal Elite, 2015-2022
Florida Blue Key
Certified Florida Circuit Court Mediator
Engagement
Certified Commercial Investment Members
The Society of Real Estate Professionals, Inc.
Urban Land Institute
Community Involvement
Berkeley Preparatory School, Board of Trustees and Alumni Association President
PGA Tour Valspar Championship, Advisory Board
Young Life of South Tampa, Supporter
MICHAEL P. MAGUIRE
813-515-5050 | MMaguire@MaguireLG.com
Michael is the Founding Partner of the Maguire Law Group. His practice focuses on real property transactions, developments, investments, and management, along with real estate, asset-based, private equity, and corporate transactional lending. Michael has experience representing various types of businesses including developers, real estate investment trusts, national and regional banks, private equity funds, venture capital firms, non-traditional lenders, public corporations, and special servicers. Michael also assists his clients in general business counseling, entity formation, and related matters, as well as the areas of land use & zoning, alcoholic beverage licensing, governmental relations, and regulated products. Michael is also a Florida Supreme Court certified Circuit Court mediator.
Prior to starting the firm, he practiced at an AmLaw 50 international firm followed by a large regional firm, so he is able to couple large firm experience and knowledge with a focus on creating value for clients in a small firm setting.
Practice Areas
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Real Estate & Lending
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Land Use & Zoning
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Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Governmental Relations
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Alcoholic Beverage Licensing
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Regulated Products
Experience
-Advised numerous family offices, private equity investment funds, and other investors in real estate and financing transactions for retail, hospitality, industrial, residential, multi-family, and other investment properties collectively totaling well over a billion dollars.
-Represented a national publicly-held restaurant chain in numerous real estate transactions, including lease negotiations and real property divestiture work.
-Represented regional and national commercial banks financing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans secured by real estate and other assets.
-Represented national special servicers and finance companies in the workout and foreclosure of commercial loans, as well as the sale and disposition of acquired collateral.
