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The BMD Orlando Team Closes $81.5 Million Real Estate Land Transaction

Client Spotlight, News Article

The BMD Orlando Team successfully closed a $81.5 million and 1,800-acre real estate land transaction as part of a massive land deal. The legal team included BMD Member and lead attorney Robert Q. Lee, Senior Counsel Kim Gray, Member Scott Rost, Senior Counsel Audrey Wanich, paralegal support from Jacquie Carson and Sylvie Camille, along with administrative support from Natalie Ortiz. The team represented Arnold Groves and Ranch, Ltd. in the sale of 1,800 acres of real estate to GT USA, which may be the largest contiguous land sale in Central Florida.

With BMD’s collaborative efforts, Senior Counsel Kim Nguyen Gray’s led the transaction and negotiations to a successful closing. BMD Member Robert Q. Lee brought his extensive national real estate experience to this complex transaction that involved developer type ancillary transactions/agreements, including right of first refusal and retainage parcels carve outs, developer rights and agreements, access and utility easements, agricultural leases, wildlife corridor reservation, complicated generational title issue clean-ups, and more.

Read more about this record-setting deal in this Orlando Business Journal article. (You will need a subscription to the Orlando Business Journal to read this article.)

Contact one of these Orlando real estate team members: Senior Counsel Kim Gray at 689.220.4264, Member Scott Rost at 407.634.4590, or Senior Counsel Audrey Wanich at 407.362.1755.


Ohio's "One Bite" Program Changes

The Ohio Medical Board has for some years had a “One Bite” program where a physician with a substance problem could undergo treatment. The treatment was private and not disclosed to the Medical Board. If the problem was later disclosed, the physician obtaining treatment would avoid sanctions from the Medical Board.

Jury Awards Care Center $225,000

Congratulations to Scott Sandrock on the jury verdict in favor of our client. The verdict stems from the lawsuit filed on behalf of our client against Spectrum Cable for fraud in connection with business services. The jury awarded Plaintiff $22,000 for compensatory damages, plus $225,000 in punitive damages and recovery of attorney fees in favor of our client.

BMD Beefs Up its Attorney Force with 7 New Hires

Founded in 2000 by three entrepreneurial and business-minded attorneys to provide a legal platform for companies and entrepreneurs in a wide variety of industries, Brennan Manna Diamond (BMD) has been in growth mode ever since. The firm, which began in Akron with just seven attorneys, now has three Ohio and two Florida offices as well as an international location in Shanghai, China through a joint venture with the law firm Jade & Fountain. BMD recently added seven more lawyers, six who are located in the Akron office.

Akron Devil Strip Becomes First US News Co-op

Starting Nov. 1, Akronites can become part owners of The Akron Devil Strip. With the legal guidance of BMD's legal team, Matthew A. Heinle, Esq. and Michael D. De Matteis, Esq., the arts and culture magazine is breaking ground as the first news co-op in the United States.

Community Legal Aid honoring BMD Attorneys Duriya Dhinojwala and Michael Steel "Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year"

Community Legal Aid honoring BMD Attorneys Duriya Dhinojwala and Michael Steel "Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year"