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Samantha Duran

Associate

Samantha Duran

Associate

Samantha Duran is a Business Law attorney in Foley & Lardner LLP’s Tampa office, where she a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. Samantha’s practice is centered on complex hospitality transactions and healthcare-related real estate matters, with a focus on representing clients in the acquisition, disposition, development, leasing and financing of various asset classes including, hotels, resorts, golf courses, medical office buildings and ambulatory care centers.

Samantha offers in-depth legal guidance to owners, operators, investors, club members and developers navigating the unique challenges of hospitality and healthcare real estate transactions. Samantha is skilled in negotiating purchase and sale agreements, negotiating leases, structuring joint ventures, resolving title and land use issues, and managing the intricacies of land development.

Known for a pragmatic approach, Samantha combines industry knowledge with a results-driven mindset, helping clients achieve their objectives in an evolving real estate market.

Affiliations

  • Member, Tampa Connection Class of 2026
  • Member, ULI Tampa Bay
  • Member, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Articles Editor, Florida Law Review

Presentations and Publications

  • Author, Do Change of Control Transactions Constitute an Assignment by Operation of Law? (Lowndes Leasing Lawyers),” Lowndes, May 20, 2021
  • Author, Hillsborough County Commercial Lease Sales Tax Rate Reduced by Recent Florida Supreme Court Decision (Lowndes Leasing Lawyers),” Lowndes, March 24, 2021
  • Author, COVID-19-Related Lease Modifications Raise New Issues of Liability for Unpaid Rent (Lowndes Leasing Lawyers),” Lowndes, March 18, 2021
  • Author, “New Decision Shows the Importance of Strongly Drafted Force Majeure Provisions (Lowndes Leasing Lawyers),” February 25, 2021
  • Author, “Looking Ahead to the Biden Administration – What the Commercial Real Estate Community Needs to Know,” Lowndes, January 20, 2021
  • Author, “Hemp in Florida: The Next Green Industrial Revolution?” Lowndes, July 5, 2019
September 24, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Southern Land Company on New Master-Planned Community and World-Class Golf Course in Chatham Park

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Southern Land Company in connection with its development of a 1,271-acre master-planned community and world-class private golf club in Chatham Park, a master-planned development in the Raleigh, North Carolina metro-area.
August 28, 2026 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Tampa Bay Rays in Historic Agreement Advancing New Ballpark and Destination District

Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to have guided the Tampa Bay Rays in connection with the approved agreement advancing the club’s new ballpark and mixed-use destination district in Tampa, Florida.
July 3, 2026 In the News

Foley Recognized as a Top Firm Guiding Sports Real Estate Deals

Foley & Lardner LLP is featured in Law360's article, “The Top Firms Guiding Recent Sports Real Estate Deals,” for the firm’s work on notable projects across the United States.
November 7, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Buyer in Acquisition of Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to the joint venture purchaser of Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
May 8, 2024 In the News

Foley Real Estate, Hospitality Transactions Highlighted in Golf Inc.

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor on two of Golf Inc.’s Top 10 Sales of 2023.
October 13, 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Tower Three in Sale of Champions Retreat Golf Club to Arcis Golf

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Tower Three Golf Champions Retreat LLC, a subsidiary of the private equity firm Tower Three Partners, founded by Bill Forrest, in its sale of the Champions Retreat Golf Club to Arcis Golf LLC.