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Karim A. Ali
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kali@porterwright.com
p: 614-227-2023 f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194
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Mr. Ali uses his wide-ranging business experience to help companies grow and prosper. He is a seasoned real estate attorney with extensive experience drafting and negotiating retail and office leases as well as resolving lease-related business issues including lease buyouts, amendments, defaults, and options. In addition, he has assisted with various types of business transactions including private placements, mergers and acquisitions of financial institutions, emerging and privately held companies, manufacturing facilities, and electronic financial service providers. In this capacity, Mr. Ali routinely conducts due diligence reviews, obtains regulatory approvals, and negotiates and documents transactions. His experience also extends to advising public clients on corporate governance under NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards, securities law compliance, 1934 Act reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance.
Mr. Ali previously served as a real estate attorney at Limited Brands, Inc., where he drafted and negotiated commercial lease agreements for Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Express, and The Limited, including various high profile shopping center and mixed-use developments throughout the United States. Before pursuing a legal career, Mr. Ali was a community development officer helping low- to moderate-income communities obtain banking services, suitable lending products, and critical lending-based education.
Practice Areas
Construction
Corporate & Securities
Corporate governance/board & committee counsel
General business
Securities issuance & regulatory compliance
Entrepreneurial Business
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business transactions
Due diligence
Real Estate
Commercial leasing
Real estate development
Professional Associations
Columbus Bar Association, Minorities in the Law Committee, Co-Chairman
Ohio State Bar Association, Law and Leadership Institute, Facilitator (2009 and 2010)
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
International Counsel of Shopping Centers
Education
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2003
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, M.B.A., 2003
Talladega College, B.A., 1996
Bar Admissions
State of Ohio
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Speaker, NAI Global Commercial Real Estate Services webinar, “Managing Operating Expenses in an Uncertain Time,” April 2009
Author, “Firm v. In-House: A Junior Lawyer’s Dilemma,” Columbus Bar Lawyers’ Quarterly, Spring 2008
Honors & Awards
Named one of Ohio’s “Rising Stars” by the publishers of Law & Politics and Super Lawyers (2010)
Community/Civic/Volunteer Work
Fisher Undergraduate Mentor, Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University
Directions for Youth and Families, Board Member
Short Stop Youth Center, Volunteer Photography Instructor
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