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Thomas C. Barbuti
Partner
Seven Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-1636
Phone: 410.347.8719
Fax: 410.223.3499
tbarbuti@wtplaw.com
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Experience

  • Representation of public agency in negotiating and documenting public/private joint development disposition agreements, leases and related documentation.
  • Representation of a non-profit hospital in the creation of a "landominium" and the ground leasing of two units for medical office building construction.
  • Representation of developers in mixed-use projects including retail, office, and parking.
  • Representation of numerous retailers, including grocery stores and specialty retailers, in negotiating and documenting acquisition contracts, leases and reciprocal easement agreements
  • Representation of Fortune 500 "Big Box" retailer in connection with acquisition and construction of more than 60 stores throughout the United States.
  • Representation of landlord in leasing "Big Box" locations to leading national specialty retailers such as Circuit City, Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, Burlington Coat Factory, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble and Dick's Sporting Goods.
  • Representation of shopping center developers in connection with acquisition, development, construction and leasing of strip shopping centers and regional malls.
  • Handled disposition by sublease of 233,000 square foot headquarters office building in Washington, D.C. suburbs.
  • Handled sale of several large office buildings in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Representation of developer in development of over 500 condominium units in various projects in Ocean City, Maryland.
  • Representation of land developers in connection with acquisition, subdivision and sale of thousands of residential lots in Howard County, Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  • Representation of The Maryland Stadium Authority in negotiations with stadium architect and construction manager, as well as in connection with contract document preparation, for Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

General Information

  • AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by Chambers and Partners
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009 - present
  • Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2011
  • Listed in Baltimore's Legal Elite, 2006 - Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine
  • Elected to American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2002
  • Chair, 2005; Vice-Chair, 2004; and Secretary, 2003 of the Section Council for the Real Property Section, Maryland State Bar Association
  • Member: Urban Land Institute
  • Member: International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Member: National Association of Industrial Office Properties
  • Board Member: Editorial Board, Legal Update, International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Co-Author:  "Tenant's Leasehold Rights at Risk," Retail Law Strategist, August 2004
  • Speaker:  "CAM/Operating Expenses - Devil or Angel . . . So Whose Clause is it Anyway?"American College of Real Estate Lawyers 2004 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Co-Author:  "Oops!  Lease Renewals:  When a Mistake Is Not a Mistake," Shopping Center Legal Update, Spring 2002
  • Co-Chair:  12th Annual Advanced Real Property Institute co-sponsored by The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers and the Maryland State Bar Association Section of Real Property, Planning & Zoning, May 2001
  • Panelist:  "Subleasing Workshop"; International Council of Shopping Centers Annual Law Conference, 2001
  • Panelist:  "A Reasonable Landlord - The Latest Developments on Assignment Consents," Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust, American Bar Association, 2001 Annual Meeting
  • Co-Author:  "Implied Duties In Leases - What Else Is There Now?" Shopping Center Legal Update, Winter 2000
  • Speaker:  "Eastern Shore Markets, Inc. v. J.D. Associates Limited Partnership," Maryland State Bar Association Commercial Real Estate Lawyers Discussion Group, November 2000
  • Co-Chair:  11th Annual Advanced Real Property Institute co-sponsored by The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers and the Maryland State Bar Association Section of Real Property, Planning & Zoning, April 2000
  • Panelist:  "Development Issues," 11th Annual Advanced Real Property Institute, April, 2000
  • Panelist:  "Operating Covenants," International Council of Shopping Centers Annual Law Conference, 2000
  • Co-Author:  "Subletting and Assignment:  An Introduction," The Commercial Property Lease, Volume III, 2000
  • Co-Author:  "Say What You Mean - And Also What You Don't Mean," Bar Bulletin: Maryland State Bar Association Newsletter;  October 1999
  • Speaker:  "Enforceability of Continuous Operations Covenants," International Council of Shopping Centers Annual Law Conference, October 1999
  • Speaker:  "Enforceability Against Third Parties of Restrictive Covenants and Other Agreements in Unrecorded Leases," Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 1999
  • Author:  "Landlord's Lament:  The Times Are Changing"; Shopping Center Business; December 1997
  • Co-Author:  "Unforeseen Issues:  Restraints on Redevelopment in Existing Leases and REAs," The ICSC Guide to Renovating and Expanding Shopping Centers - The Smart Way; 1996
  • Lecturer:  "Commercial Leasing in Maryland," National Business Institute, 1990-1991
  • Evening Instructor:  Principles and Practices of Real Estate, Essex Community College, 1978-1984

Education

  • Orange County Community College (A.A. 1966)
  • University of Maryland (B.A. 1970)
  • Rutgers University School of Law (J.D. 1974) with honors
  • U.S. Green Building Council (LEED Accredited Professional 2009)