Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Christine Anchía Crousillat has joined the firm’s West Palm Beach office as a Partner in its Real Estate Practice Group.
Christine has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate law with a focus on commercial leasing, including retail, office, and industrial properties. She represents a diverse mix of national and regional landlords and tenants in leasing and other real property matters across the country, involving shopping centers, malls, office, mixed-use and industrial developments, airport hangars, and build-to-suit properties.
"We are thrilled to have Christine join our West Palm Beach office as a Partner. Her arrival marks an exciting milestone as we continue to see significant success and expansion within our Real Estate Practice Group,” said West Palm Beach Office Managing Parter, Matthew R. Chait. “Christine’s expertise strengthens our ability to serve a diverse mix of national and regional clients. Her addition underscores Shutts & Bowen’s commitment to strategic growth and excellence in the South Florida real estate market."
Christine regularly handles complex ground lease and lease drafting and negotiations, due diligence analysis, and the preparation of related agreements, including subordination agreements, amendments, licenses, modifications, terminations, releases, franchisor agreements, and waivers.
In addition, she advises property owners, asset managers, and investors on the development, redevelopment, sale, acquisition, and leasing of retail, residential, condominium, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties and venues.
She is active in the legal community as well, with memberships in the Florida Bar, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, the American Bar Association, and the Broward County Bar Association. She is involved with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW).
Christine earned her undergraduate degree in Iberian Studies from Universidad de Granada and a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs and Spanish from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida.
About Shutts & Bowen LLP
Shutts & Bowen LLP, established in 1910, is a full-service business law firm with approximately 280 lawyers in offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.