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Nicholas S. Franzen

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Nicholas S. Franzen

Nick guides clients through complex real estate transactions, focusing on minimizing risks and getting deals done efficiently.

Nick Franzen counsels a variety of clients on the acquisition, financing, and disposition of real property. He drafts and negotiates leases, purchase and sale agreements, covenants, and easements; conducts due diligence; advises on title and survey issues and title insurance; and manages closings.

Nick handles a variety of complex transactions, including sale-leasebacks, ground leases, option agreements, mergers and acquisitions involving real estate, and parcel swaps. He has significant experience representing homebuilders on financing, due diligence, and acquisition of land.

Nick has a track record of successfully representing major clients, including multiple sellers in two large urban land assemblage transactions, a Fortune 500 company in its $1 billion acquisition of a logistics company and its real estate assets, a multinational corporation in connection with due diligence and site acquisition, and a housing developer in a complex multiphase site acquisition.

Nick maintains an active pro bono practice that ranges from negotiating a build-to-suit lease for a food bank to representing a community center in its acquisition and financing of a new property.

Areas of focus

Education & Credentials

Education

  • Seattle University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Research and Technical Editor, Seattle University Law Review, 2014
  • Colgate University, B.A., 2009

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington

Related Employment

  • Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S., Seattle, WA, Associate, 2014-2018
  • Judicial Extern for the Hon. Judge Ronald B. Leighton, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2014

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, 2021-2024

  • Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, 2023-2024

Impact

Professional Leadership

  • King County Bar Association, Business Law Section, Chair, 2016-2017; Vice-Chair, 2015-2016
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