Clay Pulliam Joins Locke Lord as Partner in Dallas, ‎Strengthening Firm’s Real Estate and Finance Capabilities

(DALLAS) November 11, 2024 – Clay B. Pulliam has joined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group.

Pulliam, who joins Locke Lord from Frost Brown Todd, represents a wide variety of clients in connection with commercial real estate transactions and other transactional matters in Texas and across the country. His experience spans various industries and types of properties, including office, retail, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, hospital and mixed-use high-density urban developments. Pulliam focuses his practice on acquisitions and dispositions, development, construction, financing, workouts, leasing and joint ventures.

“Clay’s addition reflects the Firm’s continued focus on strategically expanding our real estate team with top-tier talent,” said Robb Stewart, Dallas Partner and Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group. “His experience, particularly in the development, construction and financing of commercial real estate projects, as well as his background serving as in-house counsel, further enhances our service offerings across the real estate sector and the Firm’s presence within key markets.”

“Clay is a fantastic addition to our national real estate and hospitality teams, and his broad network and comprehensive understanding of the U.S. real estate market will further amplify our value proposition across the Lone Star State,” said Locke Lord Dallas Office Managing Partner Elizabeth Mack.

Prior to working in private practice, Pulliam served as in-house counsel for Hillwood Development Company, where he oversaw various legal aspects of industrial, hospitality, office, residential and retail investments. This included the development, leasing and operation of Hillwood’s 75-acre mixed-use development at Victory Park near downtown Dallas. He also served as in-house counsel for a small private equity firm focused on strategic investments in secondary and tertiary markets, urban self-storage and affordable housing.

“Locke Lord’s national platform offers me an exciting opportunity to further expand the Firm’s holistic real estate transactional practice,” said Pulliam. “I am thrilled to join a Firm that’s committed to strengthening its real estate team as well as its Dallas office.”

Locke Lord lawyers provide sophisticated legal services to clients throughout the world for the acquisition, development, permitting, construction, financing, leasing, management/operation and disposition of real estate. The Firm’s clients include corporations, major financial institutions, real estate developers, private equity, pension and other investment funds, individual investors, family offices, REITs, public agencies, educational institutions, insurance companies, health care systems, nonprofit organizations, homebuilders and contractors.

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