Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.

The London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), M.S., Planning Studies in the Faculty of Economics

University of Rochester, B.A., magna cum laude, Economics and History

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Florida

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Dennis Horn

Partner
Washington, D.C.
t: 202-457-7122

Dennis M. Horn is a transactional attorney practicing primarily in the real property area, emphasizing acquisition and development, commercial leasing (including space leases, GSA leases and ground leases), public-private partnerships, joint ventures, loans and equity investments and work outs. He also practices in various aspects of government operations and co-chair's Holland & Knight's D.C. Practice Group. Mr. Horn has lectured and written extensively about various aspects of commercial real estate development.

In the late 1990s, he headed a task force that recommended a program for regulatory reform in the District of Columbia which was largely implemented by the D.C. Council. Mr. Horn represented Amtrak in the real estate development and financing of the $1.1 billion high speed rail project and the subsequent financing of various rail yards. He led a team of lawyers representing a multi-national developer in the acquisition, development and leasing of various mixed-use and retail real estate projects aggregating over 800,000 square feet in Georgetown and in the West End of Washington, D.C. He represented Home Federal Savings and Loan and the RTC in various REO transactions. Mr. Horn also led another team of lawyers and other professionals representing a private real estate fund in the acquisition, development and dispositions of over $1.5 billion of real estate nationwide leased to the federal government (GSA).

Before joining the firm, Mr. Horn was a partner in the law firm of Dunnells & Duvall, which merged with Holland & Knight in January 1994. He previously served as general counsel to Levitt Homes, Incorporated in Boca Raton, Florida, and was associated with the law firm of Fried Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson of Washington, D.C.

Mr. Horn edited a book entitled The Commercial Lease Book – Expert Tools for Drafting and Negotiation (ABA Publishing 2004, 2010). The book has become an ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section best seller.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers magazine, 2007-2011
  • Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine, May 2009
  • Excellence In Writing Award (Best Overall Article in Probate and Property Magazine), 2007
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Memberships

  • American Bar Association Special Investors and Investment Structure Group, Group Chair
  • American Bar Association Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section, Governing Council
  • American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Community Outreach Committee, Vice Chair; Real Estate Practice Management Committee, Supervisory Council Member; Leasing Publications Committee, past Chairman
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • The Florida Bar
  • Leadership Greater Washington
  • Holland & Knight D.C. Political Action Committee Board
  • Mayor Vincent Gray Transition
  • District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, past Education Committee Chair
  • D.C. Education Compact, past Business Representative
  • District of Columbia Building Industry Association, PAC Board of Directors, past Board of Directors, past Federal Relations Committee Chair
  • District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, past General Counsel, past Executive Board, past Board of Directors
  • Mayor Anthony Williams Transition
  • National Association of Senior Living Industries, past Vice President
  • D.C. Regulatory Reform Project, "Mapping the Steps toward Economic Revitalization," D.C. Project Leader
  • B-CC High School Foundation, past Fundraising Chair, past Board of Directors
  • The Chelsea School, past Board of Directors

Speaking Engagements

  • "Drafting an LLC Agreement to Fully Protect Your Clients," ABA Annual Meeting, August 2010
  • "Housing & Economic Recovery Act and Emergency Economic Stabilization Act for Real Estate Lawyers who counsel Lenders, Borrowers and Builders," ALI-ABA Seminar, November 2008
  • "Investing in China," ABA Real Property Trust Law Section Seminar, 2007
  • "Real Estate for Lawyers Program," ABA Community Outreach-Chair, 2006

Published Articles & Books