Kristy Bourgeois

Kristy Bourgeois is an attorney who handles commercial real estate, corporate transactions, business law, mergers, acquisitions, governance, and leasing matters. She assists clients with development, acquisitions, dispositions, financing structures, tax credits, tax increment financing, public facility corporations, housing finance corporations, and opportunity zone investments. Her work helps businesses, investors, and owners plan transactions, resolve issues, and protect interests. She provides careful legal guidance and focused transaction strategy for client projects.

Kristy earned her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law. Her education supports strong legal writing, analysis, drafting, and negotiation skills. These abilities help her prepare transaction documents, review agreements, and explain business risks. She advises clients on commercial real estate, corporate formation, governance, investment funds, business operations, and complex transactions.

Kristy has extensive experience representing national clients in real estate transactions and general business matters. Her work includes development projects, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, investment funds, minority-owned enterprises, women-owned enterprises, disadvantaged business enterprises, and daily company needs. She helps clients anticipate legal issues before they disrupt transactions. Her practice also includes business succession planning, buy-sell agreements, limited liability company matters, and practical guidance for owners, growing companies, and complex transaction matters.

Kristy Bourgeois is recognized for real estate, business, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and closely held business work. Her honors include Small Business Monthly recognition and Super Lawyers Rising Star recognition. She is admitted in Illinois, Missouri, and the Eastern District of Missouri. Her approach emphasizes responsiveness, creativity, and attention to detail. She helps clients manage transactions, meet deadlines, solve problems, and pursue business goals, growth plans, client needs, and priorities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C.
• President, Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis
• Member, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Member, Commercial Real Estate Women’s Network
• Member, Women Lawyers’ Association

Licensed State

• Illinois
• Missouri

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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