Brad Kaplan
Brad Kaplan is a partner in both the firm's Cincinnati and Chicago offices. His focus is on commercial transactions and real estate related transactions. With significant experience negotiating and drafting purchase, sale, financing, leasing and construction agreements, he advises domestic and international companies and commercial, industrial and residential property development and general business issues. Kaplan is the editor of the Real Estate Advisor Law Blog.
Practice Areas
- Real Estate
- Financial Services
- Business
Professional Associations
- World Services Group (Firm Representative)
- World Services Group US Regional Council
- European American Chamber of Commerce for Greater Cincinnati
- Additional Professional Associations: International Society of Shopping Centers; Japan America Society of Kentucky; Cincinnati Chapter of the American Jewish Committee; Downtown Cincinnati Inc.; Cincinnati Chapter of CREW; Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati
Education
- J.D., Capital University School of Law (1986)
- B.A., Economics, Indiana University (1983)
Bar Admissions
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association; Cincinnati Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association
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