Dana R. White
Senior Counsel
Dana White counsels clients on the most effective, most strategic way to get a deal done so they can focus on the bigger picture. A seasoned dealmaker and real estate attorney, Dana wastes no time identifying the heart of each matter, helping developers, owner/operators, lessors, and lessees prioritize their needs and achieve their goals.
Clients appreciate Dana’s experience and dexterity with a broad spectrum of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, leases, commercial financing, construction, and real estate partnerships and joint ventures. Dana represents clients nationally with respect to retail, industrial, office mixed-use, and multifamily assets. Beyond her substantive legal skills, Dana prides herself on getting to know clients and what matters to them so she can streamline negotiations and achieve positive results efficiently.
“I want to connect with each client individually in order to better understand the outcome they have in mind. Getting to know my clients and their needs is personally satisfying, and professionally, it makes me a better lawyer by allowing me to represent my clients’ best interests.”
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- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Master of Laws candidate, Tax Law, 2011
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., cum laude, May 2010
- Indiana University, B.A., May 2004
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Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Michigan
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Named to Lawdragon's List of 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers, 2024
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Areas of client focus
Practices
Real EstateReal Estate Acquisitions, Dispositions, and DevelopmentsReal Estate Lending, Finance, and WorkoutsCommercial LeasingIndustries
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
Real Estate Attorneys Dana R. White and James W. Sargent Join Dykema
Dykema announced the addition of Dana White and James Sargent, each as Senior Counsel in the firm’s…
