DAVID MASSIE IS AN EXPERIENCED EXPERT WITNESS IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LITIGATION

In his 40 plus years in the commercial real estate field, David Massie has directed the real estate leasing and management divisions for some of the largest commercial landlords that measure their space in millions of square feet and represented and advocated for hundreds of tenants/buyers/sellers.

In working on more than 1,000 leases, purchases and sales, he has been involved in over a hundred legal matters related to all types of commercial real estate. Attorneys throughout the U.S. have come to rely on David Massie’s extensive and unique experience in this area. He has assisted numerous attorneys in real estate related matters with lease reviews, operating expense/NNN audits, landlord/tenant disputes including mitigation of damage cases resulting from early lease terminations, standard of care for a broker/agent and in many other applicable areas.

Examples

While working on a mitigation of damage case where a tenant terminated their lease early (very common in COVID years in particular) and reviewing a very sophisticated and not-tenant-friendly landlord retail lease, David discovered that the landlord had improperly calculated NNN expenses and the tenant’s share thereof. This allowed the tenant’s counsel to significantly reduce the landlord’s claim after said tenant terminated its lease, because the landlord did not want this tenant to discuss the NNN expense audit results with the other tenants in the retail center and have to refund any money to these tenants also. David also proved that the landlord took over twice as long to release the space as the landlord should have resulting in further significant savings to the tenant.

A second example has to do with reviewing leases for counsel and recommending changes especially in the area of operating and NNN expenses. Mr. Massie has saved thousands of dollars for tenants and landlords in this particular area because he has so much experience in auditing these types of expenses and knows the hidden profit centers that landlords have. In this area in particular, he will make you look good in front of your client and save your client money.

Mr. Massie is also available as an expert witness for opinions of value, market rents and terms, vacancy, occupancy, operating and NNN expense audits, property management and many other issues. He will prove invaluable to you and your client with his experience and knowledge of commercial real estate.

What do Real Estate Attorneys say about David Massie?

Leland A. Wahl, Real Estate & Business Attorney, says:

“David Massie knows more about commercial real estate leasing than any individual I have encountered in 25 years of practicing law in this area – including real estate lawyers, real estate brokers and property managers. “