Profilo
Paul F. Stibbe concentrates on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on real estate disputes. He counsels clients on a large variety of pre-dispute issues, as well as represents their interests in complex arbitrations, mediations, and business litigation in state and federal courts. His typical matters include joint venture and partnership disputes, landlord-tenant and shopping center disputes, conveyance and post-closing disputes among real estate buyers, sellers, brokers, and managers, hospitality industry management disputes, eminent domain matters, as well as mechanics liens and construction disputes. In addition, Paul has experience representing clients in environmental, energy, bankruptcy, and products liability matters.
Paul maintains an active pro bono practice, including recent work with The National Immigrant Justice Center. Paul is also active with the American Bar Association’s Real Estate, Condemnation, and Trust Litigation Committee.
Concentrations
- Real estate litigation
- Construction litigation
- Real estate operations
Competenze
Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche
- Representation of numerous REITs and real estate investment firms related to disputes with their investment partners and a wide variety of issues that arise related to their portfolio properties.
- Representation of a large multi-family property owner related to a dispute with its portfolio property manager.
- Representation of an international real estate services company related to broker disputes.
- Advised a landowner in lease negotiations with a large tech company related to a data center.
- Advised a landowner related to a lease dispute with a large tech company’s data center lease.
- Representation of a national real estate investment firm in a dispute with its contractors and subcontractors related to the development of an assisted living community.
- Representation of an international retailer, a national real estate investment firm, a national grocery chain, and a large energy company related to their respective condemnation matters.
- Representation of an international hotel management entity in a dispute with ownership.
- Representation of a large publicly traded REIT related to its post-COVID response across its national portfolio.
- Representation of a high-end boutique hotel chain owner related to disputes with several managers, including, but not limited to, successfully obtaining a temporary restraining order and successfully defending against a preliminary injunction.
- Representation of a remediation contractor through arbitration in a fee dispute involving change order work for a major environmental river remediation project. Client awarded in excess of $10 million in damages.
- Representation of a national hotel chain owner related to disputes with its restoration contractor.
- Representation of the ground lessee of a large building in downtown Chicago related to a dispute with ground lessor.
- Representation of a Chicagoland commercial landlord related to disputes with tenants.
- Representation of a multinational manufacturer of medical devices in numerous federal court cases related to one of its medical devices.
- Intern, U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, 2012
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Kermit E. Bye, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2011
Riconoscimenti e Premi
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Litigation - Real Estate, 2023-2025
- Team Member, a Law360 “Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,” 2023
- Team Member, U.S. News – Best Lawyers, “Law Firm of the Year: Litigation - Real Estate,” 2022
- Member, American Bar Association
- Real Estate, Condemnation, & Trust Litigation Committee
- Co-Chair, 2025-2026
- Chair, Editorial and Content Group, 2023-2025
- Diversity and Young Lawyers Chair, 2021
- Real Estate, Condemnation, & Trust Litigation Committee
- Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Member, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago
Formazione
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Laurea magistrale in Giurisprudenza, Boston University School of Law
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Science & Technology Law
- Diploma di maturità, with honors, Northwestern University
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Supreme Court of North Dakota
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois