Kevin Lytle is member of Buchalter’s Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the Firm’s REIT Transactions and Compliance Industry Group, and Co-Chair of the Scottsdale office Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Lytle represents clients in a broad range of real estate transactions involving sales and acquisitions, leases, sale-leasebacks, construction and permanent loans, acquisition loans, refinancings, loan and lease modifications and intercreditor agreements. He represents public and private real estate investment trusts, family offices, private equity, and other commercial entities. Mr. Lytle also has experience in business entity creation, including bankruptcy-remote structuring and commercial landlord-tenant law. Typical matters handled by Mr. Lytle relate to commercial properties, shopping centers, gas station/convenience stores, office buildings, industrial properties, and auto dealerships.
Mr. Lytle has also been selected as a part of the Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, in 2023-2025
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers in America
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Buchalter, is pleased to announce that 99 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Best Lawyers was founded […]
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America
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Buchalter is pleased to announce over 80 of the Firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best […]
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Buchalter Represents CIM Real Estate Trust in the $894MM Sale of 185 Properties
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With representation from Buchalter counsel, CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. recently closed the second and final tranche of its $894MM sale of 185 properties […]
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2023 “Best Lawyers in America”
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The firm is pleased to announce over 60 Buchalter lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers […]
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Buchalter Announces New Members of Its Board of Directors
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May 12, 2021– Buchalter is pleased to announce new additions to its Board of Directors – Damaris Medina, a Los Angeles and Orange County-based Shareholder, who […]
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Buchalter Represents VEREIT in Sale of PetSmart Headquarters for $110MM
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Buchalter represented VEREIT in the sale of PetSmart’s Corporate Headquarters for $110MM in Phoenix, Arizona. The campus includes three buildings, an on-site daycare center, fitness […]
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Buchalter Represents VEREIT in $247MM Acquisition of Dallas Global Industrial Center Property
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Buchalter attorneys closed a $246.7MM acquisition for a joint venture managed by client VEREIT, Inc., to acquire a 2.3 million-square-foot industrial facility in Dallas. The […]
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Buchalter Closes $138.5M Sale of Office Tower in El Segundo, CA
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A 340,000-square foot office tower located at 101 Continental Blvd. in El Segundo, California recently sold to TA Realty. Shareholder Kevin Lytle and Special Counsel […]
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Buchalter Represented CIM Group in the $625.3mm Sale of 18 Industrial Properties
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With representation from Buchalter counsel, CIM Group subsidiary, Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc., sold 18 industrial properties, with an aggregate value of […]
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Buchalter Closes $150MM, 46-Site Acquisition Real Estate Deal
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Buchalter attorneys closed a $150MM, 46-site acquisition for client Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. (FCPT) in a sale-leaseback transaction with Brinker International (Chili’s). FCPT is […]
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Town of Paradise Valley Independent: Buchalter bolsters firm with shareholder adds
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Town of Paradise Valley Independent February 20, 2018 Business law firm Buchalter welcomes shareholders J. Craig Cartwright and Kevin T. Lytle as members of the […]
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The Deal Pipeline: Movers & Shakers
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The Deal Pipeline February 14, 2018 By Baz Hiralal Buchalter brought in shareholders J. Craig Cartwright and Kevin T. Lytle as members of the real […]
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Scottsdale Independent: Buchalter welcomes real estate shareholders in Scottsdale
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Scottsdale Independent February 13, 2018 Business law firm Buchalter welcomes shareholders J. Craig Cartwright and Kevin T. Lytle as members of the Real Estate Practice […]
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General Counsel News: Buchalter Welcomes Real Estate Shareholders in Scottsdale
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February 8, 2018 Buchalter has added shareholders J. Craig Cartwright and Kevin T. Lytle as members of the Real Estate Practice Group in the Scottsdale […]
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Buchalter Welcomes Real Estate Shareholders in Scottsdale
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 6, 2018 – Buchalter is pleased to announce and welcome Shareholders J. Craig Cartwright and Kevin T. Lytle as members of […]
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Publication
Buchalter Arizona Attorneys Contributors to the 2023 Chambers US Regional Real Estate Guide
May 11th, 2023
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Publication
Comments on Proposed 199A Regs Regarding Qualified REIT Dividends Due Soon
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April 4th, 2019
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Presentation
Kevin Lytle, speaker, speaks on Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
March 14th, 2018
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Kevin Lytle, presenter, presents on Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
June 16th, 2017
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Kevin Lytle, presenter, presents on Real Property Acquisitions
November 13th, 2015
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Kevin T. Lytle Speaker at the International Council of Shopping Centers – 2015 US Shopping Center Law Conference
October 30th, 2015
Real Estate Counsel to largest privately owned US auto dealership enterprise, Van Tuyl Group, in its sale to Berkshire Hathaway of 138 parcels of property located in ten states (price undisclosed; seller revenues of US $10 billion).
Primary outside counsel to real estate investment trusts, private equity, and family offices in more than 650 acquisitions/dispositions of net leased commercial property and loan portfolios and financing thereof, with an aggregate value exceeding US$12 billion, with sample transactions such as:
- US$1.3 billion sale of 79 shopping center properties with multiple loan assignments and consideration partially paid with buyer stock
- US$1.25 billion disposition of 454 retail properties located in 41 states
- US$861 million sale of 175 properties located in 34 states
- US$625 million disposition of 18 industrial properties located in 12 states, including transfer of two sites encumbered by TIF Bonds and an $86 million loan assignment
- US$248 million acquisition of a 2.3 million square foot home improvement retailer distribution facility
- US$194 million CMBS financed acquisition of 27 net leased commercial properties
- US$158 million acquisition of a portfolio of 25 net leased properties, totaling nearly 1.4 million square feet in the aggregate, in 12 states
- US$155 million acquisition and corporate leaseback of 50 casual restaurant properties
- US$150 million acquisition of four hospital campus medical office buildings
- US$150 million acquisition of 44 pharmacy properties in 14 states
- US$138 million disposition of 340,000 square foot headquarters of defense contractor company
- US$115 million acquisition of shopping center portfolio totaling more than 1 million leasable square feet
- US$109 million acquisition and leaseback of 22 carwash facilities in 11 states
- US$105 million bank financing secured by five properties in multiple states
- US$102 million acquisition of 356,000-square-foot PetSmart national headquarters campus in Phoenix, Arizona
- US9$93 million acquisition and leaseback of 22 Zips Carwash facilities in ten states
- US$80 million acquisition of 20 net leased gas station/convenience store properties
- US$85 million acquisition and leaseback of 14 Cheddars’ Scratch Kitchen restaurants in four states
- US$74 million commercial mortgage loan acquisition secured by national headquarters of S&P/Fortune 500 energy company
- US$73 million acquisition of 49-tenant retail power center
- US$72 million acquisition of US headquarters of international pharmaceutical company
- US$70 million CMBS financed acquisition and leaseback transaction related to corporate headquarters of national casino operator
- US$61 million life company financing secured by seven properties located in multiple states
- US$55 million CMBS financing secured by nine properties located in multiple states
Primary outside counsel and outside counsel to a leading commercial lender in over 100 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of US$1 billion, with sample transactions such as:
- Primary outside counsel with respect to 25 property sale with US$25.6 million bridge loan secured by those properties
- Primary outside counsel with respect to US$16.6 million loan to single-purpose, bankruptcy-remote entity, secured by 25 properties, and master lease of those properties to affiliate of borrower
- Outside counsel with respect to US$110 million acquisition and leaseback transaction related to 121 retail petroleum/convenience stores
- Outside counsel with respect to US$62 million acquisition and leaseback transaction related to 102 auto parts retail stores
- Outside counsel with respect to US$30 million acquisition and leaseback transaction related to 20 microbrew/restaurant
Mr. Lytle earned his J.D. with high distinction from the University of Nebraska College of Law where he served as an Articles Editor at the Nebraska Law Review and was a member of Order of the Coif. He earned his B.S. with high distinction from the University of Nebraska and was a member of Mortar Board and Beta Gamma Sigma.
- Arizona Supreme Court
- Nebraska Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- United States District Court for the District of Nebraska