Maria Bazakos focuses her practice on all aspects of real estate law, including acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, and related corporate services. She regularly advises real estate investors, developers, REITs, and family offices in all real property asset classes across the country.

Working with both landlords and tenants, Maria counsels clients on structuring, preparing and negotiating leases. She has in-depth experience with subleases, build-to-suit, ground and space leases for mixed-use, industrial and office properties.AnneMarie’s clients appreciate her rigorous attention to detail as well as her commitment to delivering high-quality legal work in a manner that is responsive to client needs and priorities.

Maria’s experience extends to negotiating loans for various types of properties and loan structures ranging from traditional real property secured loans to construction financing and mezzanine debt financing.

Practice Areas
Real Estate Transactions
Commercial Leases
Real Estate Financing
Corporate Matters

Education
University of St. Thomas School of Law, J.D., 2014
University of St. Thomas, B.A., 2011

Bar Admissions
Illinois
Northern District of Illinois

Awards & Honors
Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019-2026*
The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, 2024*

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