Alan S. Ritterband

Alan S. Ritterband has extensive experience in complex transactional matters, including real estate acquisitions and sales, leasing, and real estate financing. He also frequently negotiates design, construction, and design-build agreements on behalf of owners and developers.

Mr. Ritterband is a LEED Accredited Professional as certified by the United States Green Building Council.

Representative Matters

• Drafted and negotiated design and construction contracts for Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies
• Advised the Allston Development Group of Harvard University in connection with drafting and negotiation of design and construction contracts for a major campus expansion
• Represented a real estate company in connection with its acquisition of an 8,700-apartment portfolio, a real estate investment trust in its purchase of a regional shopping center, a transportation authority in the acquisition and development of its headquarters facility, and a large pension fund in its acquisition and sale of multifamily residential projects
• Drafted and negotiated design and construction contracts for a 53-story office tower in Philadelphia
• Drafted and negotiated design and construction contracts for a $750 million medical research facility in New England
• Represented a major developer in connection with the development of more than 20 Low Income Housing Tax Credits projects, including several under the HOPE VI program

Professional Activities

American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry

Philadelphia Bar Association
Past member, Real Estate Section, Executive Committee (2003-2008)

American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow

Recognition & Accomplishments

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, real estate law, 2010-2012

The Best Lawyers in America, real estate law, 2009-2013

Named Best Lawyers' 2012 Philadelphia Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

The Legal 500 US, real estate and construction – construction (including construction litigation), 2011-2012

Represented VWR International in lease negotiation for its new headquarters, named by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of 2010's Best Real Estate Deals in the category "Best Office Lease/Suburban"

Community Activities

Lower Merion Township Planning Commission, Co-Chairman

Board Memberships

Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania, Advisory Board

Philadelphia Region Anti-Defamation League

University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D. 1984, cum laude)

Dartmouth College (A.B. 1981, magna cum laude)
Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Pennsylvania