Alan S. Ritterband has extensive experience in complex transactional matters, including real estate development, acquisitions and sales, leasing, and real estate financing. He also frequently negotiates design, construction, and design-build agreements on behalf of owners and developers.
Alan is a LEED Accredited Professional as certified by the United States Green Building Council.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Led the Ballard Spahr legal team for Comcast Corporation in connection with its $1.2 billion innovation and technology center in Center City, Philadelphia
- Represented the Phillies in connection with the development of Citizens Bank Park, including the drafting and negotiation of the design and construction contracts for the ballpark
- Advised the Allston Development Group of Harvard University in connection with drafting and negotiation of design and construction contracts for a major campus expansion, as well as the renovation and expansion of the Fogg Museum
Professional Highlights
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
Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, real estate law (Pennsylvania), 2010-2021
The Best Lawyers in America, real estate law, 2009-2021; "Lawyer of the Year," Real Estate Law (Philadelphia), 2012
The Legal 500 US, real estate and construction – construction (including construction litigation), 2011-2013
The Legal 500 US, real estate and construction – real estate, 2015, 2017-2019
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"
Board Memberships & Community Service
Lower Merion Township Planning Commission, 2007-2015; Co-Chairman, 2010-2015
Lower Merion Township Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Element Committee, Co-Chairman
Lower Merion Township Zoning Board, Alternate
Drexel Real Estate Management & Development Advisory Board
Philadelphia Region Anti-Defamation League, Executive Committee
Credentials
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1984)
Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1981)
Member, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
Pennsylvania