Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Troy, MI

C. Leslie Banas is a shareholder in the Kemp Klein Law Firm, in Troy, Michigan, concentrating on business and commercial real estate matters. She represents established businesses and entrepreneurial companies in Troy, Michigan and across the U.S. She also assists international investors purchasing U.S. real estate.

Ms. Banas counsels clients in asset acquisitions and sales, loan transactions, and business formation and planning matters.

She represents office, retail, industrial and condominium property owners in a wide variety of real estate matters, including construction and financing. Ms. Banas also helps businesses like insurance companies, health care providers, business furniture retailers and manufacturers lease space for their business operations and dispose of unused buildings.

Ms. Banas has extensive experience in real estate development and entitlement matters, including redevelopment of obsolete and historic properties like shuttered manufacturing plants, hospitals and racetracks, and negotiating leases and build outs for retail stores and restaurants.

A significant part of her practice has been devoted to helping clients acquire, repair and operate multifamily rental housing; close HUD and Fannie Mae loans; and negotiate arrangements with tax credit purchasers.

Ms. Banas often serves as local counsel to national or regional companies in transactions involving Michigan assets.

Ms. Banas helps form limited liability companies and limited partnerships. She also assists non-profit housing, educational and charitable organizations in formation and governance matters.

Ms. Banas is licensed to practice in all Michigan state and federal courts.

Ms. Banas received the highest possible rating, AV Preeminent,* from Martindale-Hubbell, a respected attorney peer review organization. She has also been listed in the publication "The Best Lawyers in America" and has also been recognized as a top lawyer by the publication DBusiness. She was named by Crain's Detroit Business as one of the 100 most influential women in Southeastern Michigan.

Active in professional organizations, Ms. Banas belongs to the Oakland County Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association. She is also active in community service organizations and sits on the advisory board of the Urban Land Institute Michigan. She has also served as president of the Women's Economic Club and as chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Real Property Law Section.

*AV®, BV®, AV Preeminent® and BV Distinguished® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general practice standards.