James C. Brennan

James C. Brennan is a partner at Reed Smith in Tysons whose practice focuses on commercial real estate and business transactions. He represents clients in residential, office, retail, hotel, and industrial development, as well as lending, borrowing, workouts, restructurings, and equity investments. His work spans acquisitions, construction, development, leasing, financing, renewable energy projects, business sales, entity formation, and other transactions involving significant real estate assets.

Brennan earned an LL.M. in Tax from Georgetown University Law Center, a J.D. cum laude from New York Law School, where he served on the law review, and a B.A. from the University of Richmond. His legal and tax education supports a practice involving complex financing structures, entity organization, development arrangements, transfer and recordation tax issues, and transactions requiring coordination of business, real estate, and tax considerations.

Brennan has represented clients in major mixed-use, residential, hotel, retail, office, warehouse, and renewable energy projects. His experience includes construction and permanent financing, acquisition loans, sale-leasebacks, rezoning, public-private arrangements, special taxing districts, tax increment financing, and leasing. Representative work includes large development projects, hotel and multifamily transactions, solar and wind projects, and financing for portfolios and commercial properties throughout the region and across the US.

James C. Brennan is admitted in Virginia, New Jersey, and Maryland. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law, Chambers USA for Virginia real estate, and Virginia Business. His broad transactional background allows him to guide developers, lenders, borrowers, owners, and business clients through complex projects, financing arrangements, and property transactions that require coordinated legal, tax, and commercial judgment.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Reed Smith LLP
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Virginia
• New Jersey
• Maryland

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Tax
• New York Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• University of Richmond
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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