Are you confident in your knowledge of residential real estate but looking to understand the nuances of commercial transactions more thoroughly? Or are you entering the field of commercial real estate for the first time and looking for a crash course on the fundamentals to get you started? This program will provide attendees with a thorough understanding of the most commonly encountered key responsibilities during commercial transactions. Order today!

1. Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Leases
2. Bankruptcy and Commercial Leases
3. Title Insurance on Commercial Property
4. Purchase and Sale Agreements
5. Closing Commercial Real Purchase and Sale Agreements
6. Ethics

1. Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Leases
   9:00 - 10:00, Kerry T. Boyle
   1. Introduction to Drafting Commercial Leases
      1. Types of Leases
      2. Drafting Process
      3. Commercial Lease Checklist
   2. Lease Provisions
      1. Basic Lease Provisions
      2. Insurance
      3. Casualty
      4. Subordination
      5. Construction
2. Bankruptcy and Commercial Leases
   10:00 - 11:00, Thomas R. Allen and Yvette A. Cox
   1. The Automatic Stay Considerations
   2. Assumption and Rejection of Leases
      1. Pre-Petition Damages
      2. Post-Petition Rent
      3. Capping a Landlord's Claim
   3. Breach Issues
   4. Claim and Collection Issues
3. Title Insurance on Commercial Property
   11:15 - 12:15, Paul A. DePascale
   1. Title Examination Process
      1. Reading Surveys
      2. Recognition of Defects
      3. Liens
      4. Mortgages and Security Instruments
      5. Priority
      6. Lost Priority
      7. Court Proceedings
      8. Curative Statutes
      9. Standards of Title Examination
   2. Title Insurance Coverage
      1. Title Policies and Commitments
      2. Covered Risks
      3. Exclusions
      4. Conditions
   3. Title Insurance Endorsements
      1. Types of Endorsements
      2. Endorsement Forms
      3. Endorsements for Complicated Transactions
4. Purchase and Sale Agreements
   1:15 - 2:45, Timothy J. McGrath
   1. Preliminary Matters
   2. Price and Payment Terms
   3. Property Description
   4. Contingencies
   5. Seller Deliverables
   6. Dates and Deadline Management
   7. Leases and Tenant Transitions
   8. Representations, Warranties and Covenants
   9. Tax Adjustments and Prorations
   10. Insurance and Risk of Loss
   11. Defaults and Remedies
   12. Broker Commissions and Liens
5. Closing Commercial Real Purchase and Sale Agreements
   3:00 - 3:30, Timothy J. McGrath
   1. Pre-Closing Checklists
   2. Entities - Verifications and Authority
   3. Title Evidence
   4. Closing Instructions Letters/Escrows
   5. Counsel Opinion Letters
   6. Document Drafting and Review by Counsel
   7. Deal Breakers
   8. Post-Closing Matters
6. Ethics
   3:30 - 4:30, Amelia A. Bower
   1. State Bar Code of Ethics
   2. Disclosure Requirements
   3. Dealing with Unrepresented Parties
   4. Multiple Representations during Transactions
   5. Conflicts of Interest

THOMAS R. ALLEN is a partner in the Columbus law firm of Allen Kuehnle Stovall & Neumann LLP, where his practice focuses on both debtor and creditor aspects of Chapter 11 reorganizations, workouts, and fiduciary representation. Mr. Allen has lectured for the Ohio State Bar Association and the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisory on bankruptcy issues. He is a member of the Columbus (member, Bankruptcy Section) and Ohio State bar associations. Mr. Allen earned his B.S. degree from Miami University and his J.D. degree from The Ohio State University.

AMELIA A. BOWER is the managing partner of the Columbus office of Plunkett Cooney, P.C., and for more than 20 years she has practiced in the areas of civil litigation in real estate, bankruptcy (one witness adversary proceedings), construction, condominium, title insurance defense, title insurance underwriting, and general corporate and real estate transaction work. She lectures frequently to various professional groups and for National Business Institute on real estate and real estate title issues. Ms. Bower is a member of the Ohio State (member, committees on Legal Ethics and Professionalism) and Columbus (member, Real Property Section) bar associations. She earned her B.A. degree from Miami University and her J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

KERRY T. BOYLE is a partner with the Columbus law firm of Wiles, Boyle, Burkholder & Bringardner Co. LPA. Mr. Boyle counsels his clients in all aspects of real estate, including financing, sale and acquisition, commercial and retail leasing, and litigation. As well as serving his real estate clients, he provides expertise to Wiles, Boyle, Burkholder & Bringardner Co. LPA's construction clients relating to contract and litigation matters. Mr. Boyle also provides legal advice relating to business transactions including asset sale/purchase, non-compete agreements and the formation of business entities. He is a member of the American, Ohio State and Columbus (member, Real Estate Law Committee) bar associations, and the National Retail Tenant's Association. Mr. Boyle has been named an Ohio Rising Star by Law & Politics magazine from 2007 to 2010. He earned his B.S. degree, cum laude, from The Ohio State University and his J.D. degree from Capital University.

YVETTE A. COX is a member in the Columbus law firm of Bailey Cavalieri LLC, where she practices in the areas of bankruptcy, commercial banking and finance, commercial law and transactions, workout and transaction restructure, creditor and debtor rights and corporate reorganization. Ms. Cox is a frequent lecturer on creditor and debtor rights and she has presented at numerous seminars for the Columbus Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and various other organizations and businesses. Ms. Cox is a member of the Columbus (member, Bankruptcy Committee) and Ohio State bar associations. She earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Ohio State University and her J.D. degree from Capital University Law School, where she was Order of the Curia.

PAUL A. DePASCALE is vice president and commercial counsel for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. Mr. DePascale has 17 years of experience in the title insurance and escrow industries, extensively in the transactional and underwriting arenas, primarily of major commercial, industrial, multi-site and multi-state transactions. He also has experience in claims administration, and has functioned as branch manager and general counsel. Mr. DePascale currently acts as branch manager and underwriting counsel, and advises the company on legal and business affairs. He has lectured at many continuing education seminars on topics including closings, title insurance and underwriting, and I.R.C. §1031 exchanges. In addition, Mr. DePascale has spoken for boards of realtors and local realty companies on title and real estate matters. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association (Real Property Section), a current board member of the Central Ohio Chapter of NAIOP, a past president and current board member of the Association of Corporate Counsel-Central Ohio Chapter, and serves as an advisory board member for the Paralegal Program at Capital University Law School. Mr. DePascale also is a member of the Columbus Bar Association (Real Property Section), the Central Ohio Land Title Association, the Ohio Land Title Association (Legislation Committee), NAIOP, CCIIR and the Urban Land Institute. He earned his B.S. degree from The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences and his J.D. degree from Capital University Law School.

TIMOTHY J. McGRATH is a principal with the law firm of Strip, Hoppers, Leithart, McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA. Mr. McGrath is an OSBA Certified Specialist in the practice of business, commercial and industrial real property law, and has been honored as an Ohio Super Lawyer from 2008 to 2011 in his practice area of real estate law. His area of practice emphasizes all phases of real estate, and includes probate, estate planning and business law. Mr. McGrath is one of a few Ohio attorneys experienced with representing appraisers before the Ohio Real Estate Appraiser Board. He is a member of the Columbus and Ohio State bar associations, and has held several chairman positions with the Columbus Bar Association. Mr. McGrath is a member of the Ohio Real Property Law Specialty Board and served for seven years as a member of the Franklin County Board of Zoning Appeals. He served for more than 15 years as adjunct professor teaching Real Estate Investment and Business Law at Capital University, Graduate School of Administration. Mr. McGrath also has instructed real estate courses at Franklin University and is a seminar presenter on real estate topics for attorneys and real estate professionals. He is co-author of the article “Ancient Remedies Solve Modern Problems: Adverse Possession” recently published by the American Bar Association, Real Estate Litigation Committee. Mr. McGrath is a former real estate appraiser and consultant, title examiner, title insurance agent and officer at Ohio Title Corporation. He earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees from The Ohio State University.

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