Bio

Marc Schwartz joined Harrison & Held as a partner in 2007 to head up the firm’s real estate and banking practices. Before joining the firm, he was the managing partner at Laser, Pokorny, Schwartz, Friedman & Economos, P.C. Marc has represented clients in the purchase, sale, development, financing, and leasing of commercial, residential, industrial, and office-type real estate in Illinois and throughout the country. He has represented and advised clients in complex real estate financing transactions both on the borrower’s and lender’s side of the transactions and has significant experience involving 1031 exchanges. He has acted as counsel for a number of large developers and real estate syndicators in the Chicagoland area in the development and financing of properties for retail, office, commercial, and industrial use. Marc has also assisted clients both as Landlord and as Tenant in complex lease negotiations.