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Travis Hughes is the Founder and Managing Partner of Hughes Real Estate Law, L.L.C.  Mr. Hughes' practice is dedicated exclusively to representing commercial landlords, tenants and investors in the drafting and negotiation of contracts related to existing commercial real estate assets.  For more than a decade, Travis has successfully represented publicly traded companies, privately held corporations, joint ventures, franchise owners, small businesses and high net worth individuals.  His unique professional experience ranges from serving as in-house transactional counsel for a multibillion dollar private equity firm to guiding first-time business owners through their first lease negotiations.

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Mr. Hughes has drafted well over 1,000 commercial leases, leases amendments and temporary license agreements.  As landlord's counsel, he has represented the owners of more than 100 office buildings.  As tenant's counsel, he has successfully negotiated agreements on behalf of traditional office tenants, flex office tenants, sports bars, restaurants, boxing fitness gyms and daycare centers.  Beyond leasing, he has drafted nearly every agreement related to the acquisition, management and disposition of commercial property, including, without limitation:

• listing agreements

• purchase and sale agreements

• asset management agreements

• property management agreements

• third party leasing agreements

• commission agreements

• consulting agreements

• construction contracts

• work letters

• SNDAs

• landlord waivers

• indemnity agreements

• guaranty agreements

• telecommunications license agreements

• settlement agreements

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Prior to Hughes Real Estate Law, Travis spent more than four years as in-house counsel for Bridge Investment Group, a private equity firm with more than $47 billion in assets under management as of Q4 2023.  Before that, he was Of Counsel for Atlanta-based commercial real estate law firm Pursely Friese Torgrimson, LLP.  He began his practice at Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, in St. Louis, Missouri.  In addition to his law practice, Mr. Hughes is a licensed commercial real estate broker, having spent several years as Vice President at national brokerage firm, Transwestern, before launching his own firm in 2018.  He lives in metro Atlanta with his wife and their four children.  In his spare time, he enjoys live music and boxing events.

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Admissions

• State of Georgia

• State of Missouri

• Eastern District of Missouri

• United States Supreme Court

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Education

• Washington University School of Law, J.D. (2009)

  • Relevant courses: property, real estate transactions, commercial real estate, land use​

• Harvard College, A.B. (2006)

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Community and Publications

• American Bar Association (ABA) - Real Property, Trust and Estate Fellow (2017-2019)

• Urban Land Institute - Atlanta Center for Leadership Class of 2020

• Harvard Real Estate Alumni Organization

• The Carter Center - Board of Councilors (2018-2024)

• Co-authored cover article in the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Probate & Property (ABA's real property magazine)

• Featured speaker during Stafford Webinars in 2017, 2020 and 2023