Michael Allen
Michael Allen

Michael L. Allen

Partner

allenml@ballardspahr.com
Tel 801.517.6803
Fax 801.531.3001
Salt Lake City

Michael L. Allen is a partner in the Real Estate Department and chair of the Real Estate Leasing Group. He is a member of the Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Energy and Project Finance, and Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Capital Recovery Groups, and the Distressed Real Estate Initiative.

Mr. Allen concentrates his practice in the areas of land acquisition and development and commercial leasing (industrial, office, and retail). He has represented local, regional, and national clients in commercial real estate transactions since 1984.

Representative Matters

  • Prepared and negotiated industrial warehouse leases for a national developer of more than 70 million square feet of warehouse space
  • Prepared and negotiated office building leases for institutional owners and investors
  • Represented a joint venture in the development of a 400-plus-acre business park in a public-private partnership using excess government land

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. Lloyd D. George, Chief Judge, and Hon. Robert Clive Jones, respectively, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, 1981-1984

Professional Activities

State Bar of California, Real Property Section
Utah State Bar Association, Real Property Section
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
NAIOP – Commercial Real Estate Development Association

Recognition & Accomplishments

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Community Activities

Bountiful City (Utah) Planning Commission

Board Memberships

NAIOP Utah Chapter, Public Affairs Chair
BYU Law School Alumni Association, Executive Committee

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D. 1981)

Brigham Young University (B.A. 1977)

California 1981

Utah 1981