Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP has strengthened its award-winning commercial real estate team by adding experienced industrial attorney Tammi Parker. Parker was previously Senior Vice President of Legal for industrial developer Duke Realty, where she was responsible for legal and related aspects of real estate acquisitions, developments, leasing, management, and dispositions for the real estate investment trust (REIT) and its affiliates. She also served as Assistant Secretary and as a member of the Regional investment committee that approved deals across the Southeast. Parker joined MMM as Special Counsel on Monday, Dec. 4.
“Tammi is a legend in the industrial legal sector,” said Real Estate Practice Chair Matt Sours. “I can attest firsthand that she is a brilliant, business-minded attorney with a reputation as an outstanding person and colleague. When the opportunity arose to explore her joining MMM, we enthusiastically pursued it.”
Parker’s responsibilities at Duke Realty included the development and build-to-suit leasing of Amazon facilities throughout Duke Realty’s nationwide portfolio, and she played a leading role in the company’s $710 million joint venture transaction involving assets leased by Amazon. She regularly managed the outside counsel that supported environmental, construction, land use and litigation projects – a role in which she interacted with MMM attorneys.
She also oversaw day-to-day risk management functions of the REIT, organizing and collaborating with a team of lawyers, risk and claims managers, outside brokers and consultants and others. She also led the complex due diligence process that preceded Duke Realty’s October 2022 acquisition by Prologis, Inc., the world’s largest industrial real estate company. After the transaction closed, Parker took a year off to enjoy her son’s high school senior year and spend time with family.
“We’re extremely grateful that when she decided to return to private practice, she…
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