Matt prides himself on being an energetic and business-minded real estate and finance attorney.

Matt chairs the firm's Real Estate Finance Practice Group while also maintaining an active real estate practice.  He takes a practical, business-minded approach to the practice of law by putting the business goals of his clients first while also protecting them against the legal risks they face.  A thoughtful, energetic and effective service provider, Matt is a careful lawyer who zealously represents his clients while also being well-respected by both his clients and the other parties in transactions.

Matt has a balanced range of experience, which includes representing Fortune 500 lenders and national real estate investors in the hospitality and industrial warehouse industries, regional and community banks, and owners, investors and developers in retail and multi-family real estate and financing transactions. He represents construction and permanent mortgage lenders in the negotiation and documentation of new and restructured commercial loans and counsels other asset-based secured lenders on issues related to the Uniform Commercial Code. He also has represented real estate investors and lending institutions in complex transactions involving real estate portfolios with multiple properties.

Matt also has represented landlords and tenants in the drafting and negotiation of commercial leases and has significant experience representing owners of commercial property in matters involving easements, restrictive covenants, zoning issues, eminent domain and utility construction.

As a former litigator and trial lawyer, Matt understands how courts read contracts and assess claims, and therefore how to protect his clients against potential future adverse rulings through careful and precise contract drafting and thorough due diligence investigation.

Matt was named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists in 2021-2024 and the Super Lawyers: Rising Stars list in 2023-2024.

A former journalist, Matt has also won several awards for outstanding news reporting.

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Matthew L. Strayer

Partner
  • 100 South Third Street
    Columbus, OH 43215 -4291

Admissions

  • State of Ohio, 2014
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2015
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2014
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