Anthony M. Ochs
Anthony M. Ochs
Partner
"Build it, buy it, lease it, sell it, or finance it. I enjoy helping clients bring their real estate plans to life. I also routinely advise clients on the legal and corporate issues that arise in the course of their business operations."

Anthony M. Ochs
Partner
"Build it, buy it, lease it, sell it, or finance it. I enjoy helping clients bring their real estate plans to life. I also routinely advise clients on the legal and corporate issues that arise in the course of their business operations."
About Anthony
Anthony enjoys being one of the first phone calls his clients make when developing their real estate project strategies. He leads transactions involving the acquisition and disposition of property, oversees due diligence, and assists clients with risk assessment. He represents both landlords and tenants for leasing industrial, retail, office and other property types, and represents lenders and borrowers in real estate finance transactions. Anthony regularly negotiates purchase and sale agreements, leases, joint venture structures, and loan documentation.
In addition, Anthony represents clients before municipalities to obtain land entitlements and works closely with municipal counsel to prepare development agreements, easements, and other land use agreements.
Areas of Focus
Industries:
Experience
- Secured acquisition and full zoning/development approval for a residential developer converting a 12-acre estate into a 29-lot subdivision.
- Obtained all required entitlements and government approvals for a developer's subdivision project consisting of 18 townhomes and a 12-unit condominium building.
- Closed the purchase of a 37,000 square foot industrial facility and secured a special use permit enabling cannabis-infusion operations for the tenant.
- Negotiated a 40,000 square foot headquarters lease on behalf of a national accounting firm.
- Closed $10 million to $20 million mini-perm and construction loan facilities for a commercial healthcare lender, secured by existing and newly constructed medical office and healthcare properties.
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™, Real Estate Law, 2022
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, formerly The John Marshall Law Review, Editorial Board
Credentials
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, JD, 2011
- Northern Illinois University, BS, 2007
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Interests
Anthony coaches his son’s youth soccer team.
