JOHN W. O'DORISIO, JR.

John W. O'Dorisio, Jr. is a managing and founding shareholder of the Denver-based law firm, Robinson Waters & O'Dorisio, P.C. and he chairs the firm’s real estate practice department.  He is the firm’s most experienced attorney in corporate and real estate law.  John provides counsel in complex and significant commercial real estate transactions to developers and lending institutions.  He works with commercial real estate credit facilities on workout deals including renegotiating loan terms for commercial real estate clients, modification of loan agreements and modification of deeds in lieu of foreclosure.  He also has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial leases.  Recently, John led an interactive lecture on commercial office leasing with MS degree candidates at the University of Denver’s Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management.

Relevant Experience

• Served as counsel to the Denver Broncos in the leasing, construction, financing and licensing of INVESCO Field at Mile High.
• Counsel to the seller of Denver Place, a 1.5 million square foot multi-use commercial development in Downtown Denver.
• Counsel to seller of REUNION, a 2,800 acre planned community in Commerce City, Colorado.
• Counsel to purchaser of the Golden Mardi Gras Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado.

He is a member of the real estate and title sections of the Colorado Bar Association.

Education

• J.D. University of Denver, 1976 (Member of Board of Editors of The Denver Law Journal).
• BSBA, University of Denver, cum laude, 1974 (Major - Real Estate and Construction Management).

Areas of Practice:
Banking
Bankruptcy
Commercial Transactions
Corporate
Foreclosures
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate
Sports Facilities & Stadium Development