Christopher Raymond Grote

Experience Representative Matters Counsel to global institutional investment management firm regarding real estate issues—including mortgage, as-extracted collateral security, and mechanics liens—related to $450,000,000 loan to Essar Steel Minnesota to finance the completion of its $1.8 billion taconite plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota. Represented engineering firm in complex mediation and settlement of $4,000,000 breach of contract and mechanics lien foreclosure dispute with engineering, procurement and construction contractor related to the installation of a dry sorbent injection system at a coal-fueled, thermal electric generating plant in Illinois. Represented national, big-box sporting goods retailer and obtained dismissal of all claims in $15,000,000 breach of lease claim by national shopping center developer related to the construction and lease of building in Detroit, Michigan suburb. Represented apartment complex developer in $1,000,000 change order dispute with general contractor leveraging potential litigation and bad faith lien overstatement claims to achieve settlement of matter without the filing of a lawsuit. Represented residential developer obtaining Minnesota Court of Appeals reversal of County Boards denial of preliminary plat for proposed new residential development in Scott County. Represented architect in successful $350,000 mechanics lien foreclosure related to work performed on senior living center project that was abandoned before construction began. Represented owner of historic, 1,300 unit apartment complex in Minneapolis, Minnesota obtaining dismissal of lawsuit seeking to eliminate numerous easements providing virtually all of the access and utility services to the complex. Show More