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Andrea Austin focuses her practice on the development, operation, and renovation of professional sports facilities, with robust experience representing public sector owners of professional sports facilities and professional sports teams in negotiating and structuring new sports venue development and renovations for NBA, MLB, NFL, MiLB, and USL facilities, as well as advising clients on a broad range of real estate transactions and public-private partnerships.

Concentrations

  • Arena, ballpark, stadium, and practice facility development, operation, and renovation, including lease and operating agreements, development agreements, and non-relocation and community benefit agreements.
  • Sports and entertainment district planning and development
  • Mixed-use, multi-family, retail, office, and industrial development, from acquisition through leasing/stabilization to disposition
  • P3 delivery of university student housing and academic facilities, transportation and transportation technology projects, and energy districts

Capabilities

Experience

  • Representing the city of San Antonio in developing a new downtown NBA arena and sports and entertainment district, a new minor league ballpark, and renovations of the city-owned convention center and Alamodome.°
  • Representing the Charlotte Hornets in negotiating core agreements and development documents for a new NBA training facility, as part of a larger transaction for which we negotiated and drafted the agreements to extend the Hornets’ term at Spectrum Arena and renovate Spectrum Arena over multiple seasons.°
  • Representing the city of Green Bay in negotiations with the Green Bay Packers for an extended lease term at Lambeau Field, with various community benefit commitments.°
  • Represented the city of Oakland in negotiating and drafting transaction documents for the development by the Oakland A’s of a new waterfront ballpark and mixed-use development.°
  • On behalf of the city of Anaheim, negotiated and drafted transaction documents for the sale of Angel Stadium of Anaheim to a team ownership affiliate, spearheading the city's diligence, and worked hand-in-hand with the city’s legal, planning and public works departments to address issues related to the planned redevelopment of 130 acres of surface parking surrounding Angel Stadium.°
  • Representing the ownership of the El Paso Chihuahuas and El Paso Locomotive FC in various negotiations with the city of El Paso for ballpark and stadium development and facility use arrangements.°
  • Represented the city of Phoenix in its negotiations with the Phoenix Suns to extend the team’s term at Footprint Center, including negotiating a reallocation of responsibility for capital improvements at the arena and structuring the terms of a $230 million renovation of the facility.°
  • Represented the public owner of T-Mobile Park in renegotiating the Seattle Mariners’ lease, with new provisions that incorporate improved community benefits, shift responsibility to the Mariners for upgrading the ballpark over time and protect the public’s investment.°
  • Represented the city of Phoenix in renegotiating the Milwaukee Brewers’ agreements for use of the city-owned Cactus League spring training facilities, which included extending the Brewers’ term, negotiating a new non-relocation agreement, and structuring the development rights for the Brewers to undertake a significant mixed-use development of adjacent city-owned land.°
  • Representing an ownership group in an expansion bid for an NWSL franchise, including negotiating terms for new facility development.°
  • Representing an ownership group in negotiating the terms for acquisition of a USL Super League franchise.°
  • Advising clients on the development of collegiate student housing, both on- and off-campus, through P3 delivery models.°
  • Negotiated and drafted the primary agreements for a $1.5 billion redevelopment of the Kansas City Airport’s terminal modernization program.°
  • Advised a private sector client on the P3 transaction structure and deal documents for an energy district serving Denver’s National Western Center.°
  • Advised an interlocal agency client on the transaction structuring, feasibility analysis, and resource planning for a P3 delivery of a wastewater treatment facility in Nebraska.°
  • Counseled a client on the sale and adaptive re-use of a 70-acre decommissioned railyard in an infill Denver location.°
  • Supported development of a privately owned high-speed rail project in Southern Nevada.°

°The above representations were handled by Ms. Austin prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2021-2024
  • Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Real Estate, 2023-2024
  • Member, Colorado State Bar Association, 2014-Present
  • Member, Wisconsin State Bar Association, 2012-Present

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., magna cum laude, Marquette University Law School
  • M.G.A., University of Pennsylvania
    • Sweeney Scholar
  • B.A., with distinction, Stanford University
Admissions
  • Colorado
Languages
  • French, Conversational