Daniel E. Crowley

Dan is a partner in the Real Estate Group. He represents owners, operators, property managers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders, and borrowers in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing matters. He has experience with virtually all asset classes, including office, retail, industrial, industrial outdoor storage (IOS), manufacturing, and multifamily properties.

Additionally, he advises borrowers and lenders on real estate financing matters, including traditional debt, bank loans, commercial mortgages, CMBS loans, historic tax credit financings, tax increment financing, and asset-based lending transactions.

Dan’s clients appreciate his ability to provide not merely legal counsel but pragmatic and thoughtful business advisory services. Dan has an innate ability to navigate complex business issues, having been on all sides of the attorney-client relationship and having a strong background in real estate finance and valuation. Dan’s clients value his ability to understand their business plans and anticipate potential macro and micro impacts that may not be legal in nature.

Dan earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business with a concentration in economics from DePaul University. He was named to U.S. News Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list in 2022-2025. Before joining the firm, he was a partner at Gould & Ratner.

Dan enjoys playing golf, jogging along the lakefront path, and spending time with his three young children.