Olufunke Leroy

Olufunke O. Leroy is a real estate attorney in Holland & Knight's Philadelphia office, where she counsels clients across the country on a broad range of sophisticated commercial real estate matters, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing and development of commercial real estate.

Ms. Leroy's practice includes:

• representing owners, purchasers, investors and developers in the purchase, sale and development of real property
• advising landlords and tenants in retail, industrial, office and ground leasing matters nationally
• counselling institutional lenders, private equity funds, portfolio companies and investors in commercial finance transactions
• advising and providing support to the firm's Corporate Services Team, as well as the Mergers and Acquisitions Team, in connection with real estate components of corporate acquisition and sales
• providing real estate guidance in renewable energy projects
• assisting clients on zoning and land use matters

Ms. Leroy's engagements span a wide variety of industries, including hospitality, financial services, technology, pharmaceutical and energy. Her clients include commercial developers, owners and operators, property managers, real estate funds, institutional investors and other lenders.

In addition, Ms. Leroy is a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow, which is a program that prepares high-potential, mid-career attorneys from diverse backgrounds with professional and personal development opportunities and relationship-building resources. She is also an alumna of the LCLD Pathfinders Program.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Leroy was an associate at a national law firm. She had previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Randy J. Holland of the Delaware Supreme Court and as a judicial extern to the Honorable Christopher J. Burke of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

During law school, Ms. Leroy was a copy editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.

In the community, Ms. Leroy serves on the board of the Homeless Advocacy Project and provides pro bono services through Philadelphia VIP to low-income individuals, families and nonprofits. She has also provided volunteer services to the Wills for Heroes Foundation and the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.