Profile
Glenn A. Gerena is a community development and hospitality attorney, whose practice focuses on structuring and documentation for recreational club membership programs and community governance. Glenn has experience in a variety of transactions and agreements involving recreational facilities, resorts, and residential and mixed use communities.
Concentrations
- Club, marina and resort
- Community development
- Purchase and sale transactions
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented club owners in sale of club facilities.
- Prepared club membership documents for nonequity, membership deposit, member-owned, and association clubs.
- Represented club owners in a variety of club membership program restructuring, including:
- (i) conversions to refundable membership deposit programs,
- (ii) conversions to equity member-owned programs, and
- (iii) mergers of clubs and mergers of club and association.
- Represented developers in turnovers of equity clubs to members.
- Acted as special club counsel to debtor in possession of a club and resort project in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Represented lenders with respect to club membership programs in projects in foreclosure and projects transferred in lieu of foreclosure.
- Represented purchasers and investors in club and planned unit development projects with respect to due diligence and acquisition of assets.
- Represented club owners in founder member programs.
- Advised developers and prepared documentation for mandatory membership structures.
- Prepared documentation for club member and property owner votes and consulted regarding process to obtain favorable vote result.
- Advised developer of mixed unit project regarding community association documents and cost and governance sharing agreements and structures.
- Negotiated and drafted club, marina and hotel management agreements.
- Prepared project management and marketing agreements.
- Prepared residential unit rental management documentation.
- Prepared documentation for marina slip sales programs, including right to use, equity clubs, and marina slip condominiums.
Recognition & Leadership
- Team Member, Chambers & Partners USA Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, 2010, 2013, 2017-2018, and 2022
- Team Member, a Law360 “Hospitality Practice Group of the Year,” 2021
- Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, "Law Firm of the Year" in Real Estate Law, 2015
- Team Member, The Legal 500 United States, "Top Tier" Firm in Real Estate, 2013 and 2014
- Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2011-2013, 2015, and 2022
- Rated, AV Preeminent® 4.9 out of 5.0
- Member, Urban Land Institute
- Member, Community Development Council (Gold Flight)
- Member, National Club Association
- Member, Legal Committee
Credentials
Education
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J.D., cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
- Article and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review
- B.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Miami
Admissions
- Florida