J. Michael Pickett
Partner
Prior to joining Venable, Michael was a partner in the real estate practice group at an international law firm. He previously worked as an asset manager with a DC bank holding company, concentrating on real estate loan workouts, restructures, foreclosures, and bankruptcies.
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented the seller in connection with the 2017 sale of 900 16th St. NW in Washington, DC, a 122,362 square foot, newly constructed, trophy office building with first-floor retail, which garnered the highest price per square foot for a DC office sale. The sale and the project concluded more than seven years of work, won the Washington Business Journal's Best New Office Development Award in 2016, and was a 2017 Deal of the Year honoree
- Represented the borrower in connection with the $80 million refinancing of a 253-unit apartment project located in Alexandria, Virginia
- Represented the developer/sponsor in connection with a joint venture for the development of a budgeted $130 million, two-phase mixed-use development project in Reston, Virginia
- Represented the lender in connection with a $42 million bridge loan for four retail condominium units located in SoHo, New York City
- Represented the buyer in the acquisition of the 398-unit apartment community known as The Manor at CityPlace located in Doral, Florida
- Represented the developer in connection with the joint venture equity funding and a $147.6 million construction loan for a 30-story unit multifamily residential tower and mixed-use project located in Rosslyn, Virginia
- Represented the seller in connection with the sale of a NoMa area, District of Columbia mixed-use project just constructed, consisting of a 303-unit multifamily residential development, a national retailer, and ancillary retail
- Represented a long-time client from Ireland as U.S. counsel in connection with the U.S. hotel collateral for an approximately €250 million refinance credit facility
- Represented a local hotel sponsor in connection with a $33.9 million construction loan, and then a recapitalization of a hotel located in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood of downtown Washington, DC, directly across from the Navy Yard Metro Station, one block from Nationals Park
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. Washington University in St. Louis 1989
- B.A. Russian Studies DePauw University 1986
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Virginia
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington
- Former president
- Former member, Board of Governors
Recognition
Recognition
- Who’s Who Legal, Real Estate, 2020
- Chambers USA, Real Estate, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2023
- Legal 500, Real Estate, 2014 – 2016, 2018 – 2019
- Super Lawyers, Washington, DC, 2009 – 2011, 2013 – 2019
- The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2012 – 2022, 2024
- Business Today, Top 10 Influential Real Estate Lawyers in Washington, DC, 2023