Karl J. Lott
Partner

Overview
Karl J. Lott is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Century City and Los Angeles offices and a member of firm's Real Estate Group. Mr. Lott has 30 years of experience as a commercial real estate attorney, and his practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.
Mr. Lott regularly advises clients in matters of real estate finance, representing lenders, borrowers and joint ventures, as well as representing lending entities established to participate in the EB‑5 immigration program. He regularly assists clients in forming joint ventures and in the management of limited liability companies. In addition, he handles all types of leasing matters, including office leases, retail leases and industrial leases, representing owners of office buildings and shopping centers in various locations in California in all matters relating to the leasing of their properties, and also representing major national and international tenants in their leasing negotiations. Mr. Lott also has extensive experience in acquisitions and dispositions of office buildings, shopping centers, industrial properties and other commercial real estate. He also serves as co-editor of Holland & Knight's Retail and Commercial Development and Leasing Blog.
Nonprofit Work
In addition to his real estate work, Mr. Lott serves as the chair of the Los Angeles office Diversity Committee, and sits on the firm's Diversity Council.
Mr. Lott is also active in the nonprofit housing community, and serves as the chair of the West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation, a nonprofit organization that builds and operates affordable housing throughout Los Angeles County and provides ongoing services to its residents to help them transition back into secure housing and the community.
Mr. Lott also serves on the Los Angeles Advisory Board of Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Representative Experience
Credentials
- UCLA School of Law, J.D.
- Columbia University, M.A., International Affairs
- College of William & Mary, B.A., Political Science and Economics
- California
- American Bar Association
- American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Diversity in the Profession Committee, Member
- Legal Education Access Pipeline (LEAP), Volunteer
- Influencer in Retail Real Estate - Holland & Knight's Retail Development and Leasing Team, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, 2023
- Public Counsel's Community Development Project, Pro Bono Award, 2022
- Holland & Knight Pro Bono All-Star, 2020
- Los Angeles Business Journal's Most Influential Minority Attorneys, 2019
- Top Author, Real Estate Industry, JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards, 2018
- Los Angeles Business Journal's Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Award Nominee