Dennis Russo
Chairman
BakerHosteltler

With more than 30 years of experience, Dennis Russo focuses his practice on sophisticated joint ventures, real estate financings and the representation of owners and developers in connection with the acquisition of all types of real estate assets, as well as large-scale developments throughout the United States. Dennis particularly focuses in the area of joint ventures where he represents family offices, funds and others providing equity, as well as owner/developers. Dennis has conducted many seminars focusing on the structure, issues and market terms of joint ventures, including those that educate in house and other attorneys. To a great extent, Dennis is a de-facto partner with his clients, using his hands-on experience and extensive industry network to introduce clients to transactions as well as other parties in the industry for collaboration. Dennis is unique in the legal industry, as he has personally developed, owned and managed a number of real estate projects and, as such, brings a sharpened perspective to his current practice that enables him to approach transactions not only from a legal mindset, but from a practical business standpoint as well.