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Stephen J. Szabo

Partner

Stephen J. Szabo

Partner

Stephen J. Szabo III is a partner and real estate business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He focuses his practice on the areas of commercial real estate; golf course, marina, recreation, and resort development law; leasing and finance; commercial lending; and state taxation. Steve is counsel to large residential developers of both high-end condominium projects and planned unit developments as well as assisted living communities. He also works for owners/developers of apartment complexes and shopping centers and has extensive experience representing lenders on multi-state loan transactions. Steve is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice, its Hospitality & Leisure Practice and the Health Care & Life Sciences Sector.

Prijzen en erkenning

  • Peer review rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in the Martindale-Hubbel® Peer Review Ratings™ system
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in De beste advocaten in Amerika© in the fields of:
    • Real Estate Law (2006-2024)
    • Leisure and Hospitality Law (2015-2024)
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2006-2018 Florida Super Lawyers® lists
  • Recognized as one of Florida’s Legal Elite™ by Florida Trend magazine in 2005
  • Recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of Real Estate (2022-2025)

Affiliaties

  • Member of The Florida Bar and the Hillsborough County Bar Association

 

22 oktober 2025 Deals en winsten

Foley adviseert Belpointe Prep, LLC bij de herfinanciering van $204 miljoen voor gemengde ontwikkeling

Foley & Lardner LLP trad op als juridisch adviseur van Belpointe PREP, LLC bij het verkrijgen van een financiering van $204 miljoen voor Aster & Links, een nieuw te bouwen klasse A appartementencomplex in Sarasota, Florida.
5 juni 2025 Persberichten

Foley behaalt toppositie in Chambers USA 2025

Foley & Lardner LLP is er trots op opnieuw door Chambers & Partners erkend te worden als een van de toonaangevende advocatenkantoren in het land in de 2025 editie van Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
6 juni 2024 Persberichten

Foley behaalt toppositie in Chambers USA 2024

Foley & Lardner LLP is verheugd aan te kondigen dat het opnieuw door Chambers & Partners is erkend als een van de toonaangevende advocatenkantoren in het land in de 2024 editie van Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
17 augustus 2023 Onderscheidingen

Foley advocaten opgenomen in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP kondigde vandaag met trots aan dat 236 advocaten van het kantoor, verspreid over 20 kantoren in de VS, zijn opgenomen in de 2024 editie van The Best Lawyers in America©.
August 4, 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Sapphire Partners in $31M Acquisition of Diamond Ridge

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Sapphire Partners (Sapphire) in its $31 million acquisition of Diamond Ridge, a residential apartment community in San Antonio, Texas.
1 juni 2023 Persberichten

Foley behaalt toppositie in Chambers USA 2023

Foley & Lardner LLP is verheugd aan te kondigen dat het opnieuw door Chambers & Partners is erkend als een van de beste advocatenkantoren van het land in de 2023 editie van Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business.