Megan Zaidan
Counsel
Megan joined Stanley, Esrey and Buckley in 2020 with extensive experience in commercial real estate and corporate services. As a member of SEB’s Commercial Real Estate practice, Megan represents clients in a broad range of commercial real estate matters including retail, industrial, and office leasing, as well as acquisition and disposition of commercial office, retail, and industrial properties, and real estate finance.
Megan received her J.D. from The George Washington Law School in 2011. She was a Member of The George Washington International Law Review, a Thurgood Marshall Scholar and a Presidential Merit Scholar.
Selected Experience Includes:
Leasing representation of:
- a NYSE-listed REIT in various retail leasing matters, including anchor tenant, inline, and ground leases,
- a publicly-traded Fortune 500 company in the portfolio sale-leaseback of over 100 retail stores nationwide,
- a publicly-traded company in a multi-site sale-leaseback of industrial facilities, and
- negotiation of retail, office, restaurant and industrial leases on behalf of landlords and tenants.
Real Estate representation of:
- a publicly-traded and privately-held companies in the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties, and leasing office, industrial, and retail space,
- a publicly-traded company in the management of its national real estate portfolio of office and industrial properties,
- a public non-traded REIT in the redevelopment of a regional mall in Northeast Ohio,
- a NYSE-listed REIT and privately-held companies in connection with ground-up developments and re-developments of shopping centers in multiple states, and
- preparation and negotiation of leases, purchase and sale agreements, and ancillary documents, including deeds, escrow instructions, notice letters, SNDAs, estoppels, and amendments.
Recognitions
- September 2018 – Recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business as one of Northeast Ohio’s Notable Women in Real Estate
- 2017-2020 – Selected to Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Area of practice: Real Estate.
Presentations
- ICSC Law Conference October 2018 – Whose Lease is it Anyway? Strategies for Negotiating with a Franchisee and Franchisor
- O’Neill Bankruptcy Institute – May 2018 – Leasing 101: Common Provisions & Why They Matter
- ICSC OH, KY, IN, MI, PA Retail Development & Law Symposium – March 2018 – Unicorns: Searching for Financeable and Functional Ground Leases
- ICSC Law Conference October 2017 – Three’s a Crowd: Negotiating a Lease with a Franchisor and Franchisee
- ICSC OH, KY, IN, MI, PA Retail Development & Law Symposium – March 2017 – Leasing Survival Kit: Five Lease Provisions that are Critical to Surviving a Lease Negotiation
- Sterling Education Services – September 2015 – Commercial and Residential Landlord-Tenant Law
- ICSC Law Conference October 2014 – Pitfalls of Outparcel Sales: Avoiding Future Problems
Professional Affiliation
International Council of Shopping Centers
Bar Admission
Megan is admitted to practice in the states of Georgia (pending) and Ohio.