Emerson M. Lotzia is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the firm's Real Estate Practice and its Energy; Health Care; and Hospitality, Resort & Golf Industry Teams. Mr. Lotzia represents lenders, developers and tenants in real estate financing, development and leasing matters. He also focuses on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Energy Performance, Energy Services and Managed Energy Services Agreements (ESA) and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) legal issues and advises lenders, developers and operators of commercial facilities (continuing care retirement communities, retail, office and industrial facilities) on LEED, ESA and PACE structuring, financing, design, construction, operation, advertising and corporate disclosure matters. He is the co-author of "Examples of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Greenwashing with LEED," Florida Real Estate Journal, October 1-15, 2009. He has extensive experience in condominium law, federal and Florida land sales registrations and exemptions, community development districts and the representation of developers of golf course mixed use communities. He represents developers of regional and power shopping centers and has represented a national department store chain in leasing matters all over the country.
Mr. Lotzia received his J.D., with distinction, from George Mason University. In addition to his law degree, Mr. Lotzia also holds a master's equivalent (LL.M) in tax law from the University of Florida.
Mr. Lotzia is admitted to practice in Florida and Virginia; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Claims Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits; and U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Mr. Lotzia is a member of the Florida Planning and Zoning Association, National Golf Course Owners Association, the Urban Land Institute and NAIOP. In addition, he is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). Nationally, fewer than 350 attorneys hold this designation.
Mr. Lotzia has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system and was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005 – 2013). Mr. Lotzia was also selected for inclusion in the 2006 and 2007 Florida Super Lawyer® lists and was recognized in 2011 by the Legal 500 for his work in real estate. He was selected as the recipient of The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for 2013 for the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Additionally, he is recognized by Florida Trend magazine as one of Florida’s Legal EliteTM.