Margot J. Wickman

Margot J. Wickman is a partner at Kutak Rock in Minneapolis whose practice is focused on commercial real estate. She represents corporate and individual real estate investors and developers, national lenders, insurance companies, and national service providers. Her work includes real estate development, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, secured lending, multifamily housing, low income housing tax credit projects, and financing connected to real estate and solar investments. She also advises local businesses on general corporate matters.

Margot earned her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law with High Distinction, where she served as an editor of the Iowa Law Review. She also received a B.M. from the University of Iowa with Honors and Highest Distinction. Her academic background supports a practice that combines transaction structure, contract analysis, financing terms, and business judgment. She is admitted in Minnesota and Nebraska and brings a disciplined approach to transactions involving multiple parties and significant commercial obligations.

Margot represents banks in solar lending programs, commercial developers acquiring and developing sites, landlords and tenants negotiating single-tenant and multi-tenant leases, and landlords handling acquisitions and operational needs for residential apartment projects. She also works with national lenders on secured-lending transactions and assists start-up and established businesses with contracts and corporate matters. Her experience allows her to address both the real estate components of a transaction and the related business considerations that may affect a client’s objectives.

Margot J. Wickman also contributes to firm leadership as a member of Kutak Rock’s Executive Committee and Compensation Committee. Her practice is built around coordinating development, financing, leasing, and business issues in a practical way for investors, lenders, developers, and operating companies. By helping clients structure transactions, negotiate agreements, and manage legal risk throughout a project’s life cycle, Margot supports commercial real estate decisions that require careful planning and efficient execution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Kutak Rock LLP
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Nebraska State Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Women Lawyers
• Board Member, Film Streams, Inc.

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• Nebraska

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Iowa
  B.M.

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