Real Estate Lawyer Joins Morrison & Foerster in New York
Thomas E. Tether has joined Morrison & Foerster in New York in its Global Real Estate Group.
He previously was with Lendlease Group, an international property development, construction, and infrastructure company. Tether served in various leadership roles during his more than 16 years with Lendlease, most recently as general counsel for Lendlease Americas.
At Morrison & Foerster, Tether will work on real property acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and partnerships, and the financing and development of all real estate asset classes.
During his last nine years as GC for the Americas region at Lendlease, Tether was a member of the regional executive leadership team and oversaw all legal services throughout the Americas, including in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. He led a team of 18 in-house lawyers that provided legal services relating to the company’s real estate operations, including oversight of region-wide compliance and litigation. He negotiated and closed corporate real estate transactions, and secured project financing through various governmental and private-sector debt and equity sources. Tether also served on the company’s regional investment and risk and compliance committees.
