David Kuosman is a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels in the real estate group . His primary area of practice is commercial real estate, including development, leasing, lending, land use and governmental entitlements, brokerage issues, foreclosures, and purchase and sales transactions.
David has a broad and diverse client base which includes local entrepreneurs and national institutional real estate owners. He is a valued member of his client's service team in working as a traditional counselor to provide strategic guidance and practical problem solving counsel.
Specific experience includes:
- Representation of borrowers and lenders in acquisition and entitlement, construction and permanent loan transactions with local, regional and national lending institutions
- Substantial experience in all phases of real estate development, including real estate acquisition, land use approvals, development and resale
- Leasing with significant experience in multi-tenant office lease negotiations as well as retail representation of landlords and tenants in single-tenant "pad", in-line "strip" and "traditional downtown" retail lease negotiations
- Corporate experience in choice of entity and entity formation matters
- Representation of landowners, land trusts and governmental entities in more than 70 open space and land conservation transactions
- Oil, gas and mineral estate transactions and due diligence, including: (i) drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, oil and gas leases, access and pipeline easements, pipeline relocation agreements, and surface use agreements (including directional drilling provisions); (ii) preparing oil, gas and mineral estate owner and lessee title certifications and opinions; and (iii) preparing legal notifications required of surface owners and mineral owners (and lessees) under applicable Colorado statutes
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Corporate Counsel Black Book, 2008
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Denver Business Journal — Forty Under 40, 2002
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Courtland Peterson Writing Award
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Captain University of Colorado Varsity Basketball 1988, and 1989
- Colorado Bar Association — Ethics Committee (Former Member) and Real Estate Section Committee (Former Member)
- Denver Bar Association
- Boulder County Bar Association — Real Estate Section (Former Co-Chair)
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
- CU Real Estate Council
- Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation — Treasurer and Board Member
- University of Colorado Alumni "C" Club
- CU Young Professional Alumni Association — Co-Founder and Former President
Related Practices
Development, Acquisition & Sales
Real Estate & Construction
Retail Real Estate
Related Industries
Energy
Energy, Resources & Clean Technology
Manufacturing & Industrials
Education
University of Colorado, Boulder
M.B.A. (1994)
University of Colorado Law School
J.D., Law Review, (associate editor) (1994)
University of Colorado, Boulder
B.S. (1989)
Legal Updates
18-September-2009 - New IRS Rule Allows Commercial Loan Modifications Before Default
News
23-April-2008 - Faegre & Benson Attorneys Named to Colorado's Corporate Counsel Black Book
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Representative Transactions
National Management of Real Estate Portfolio
Restructured $100 Million of Front Range Resources for PC Servicing