Concentration: Real Estate,
Development, Leasing and Financing
Sam Arena has served as lead counsel
on a wide variety of real estate transactions, including
the acquisition, development, and leasing of retail,
office, and industrial space. Mr. Arena has represented
regional and national developers with respect to the
development of shopping centers and mixed-use projects,
has represented banks and other lending institutions
with respect to the financing of real estate
transactions and the analysis and operation of
bank-owned properties, and has acted as real estate and
development counsel for a regional convenience store
operator. Sam has also assisted companies and
individuals in the formation of corporations, limited
liability companies, and other business organizations.
Mr. Arena graduated from Indiana
University—Bloomington (B.A., with distinction; J.D.,
cum laude). He is a member of the American, Indiana,
Indianapolis and Wisconsin Bar Associations, the Urban
Land Institute, and has served on the board of directors
of and acted as counsel for various non-profit
organizations.
Mr. Arena was recently selected as a
2009 Indiana Rising Star by Indiana Super Lawyers.