JamiBalint
Partner
Real Estate
jbalint@seyfarth.com
Jami’s understanding of the intricacies of real estate development across all project types, as well as the law, give her clients an edge in their transactions.
More About Jami
Jami advises clients on matters related to transactional real estate and land use for the development of commercial, industrial, data center, and real estate developments. She provides legal advice and assistance to clients in all aspects of real estate transactions and development, including commercial leasing, property acquisitions and dispositions, due diligence and feasibility analyses, development strategies, environmental review, and land use permitting and administrative proceedings.
Jami has a broad range of real estate experience and represents clients across industries, including distribution, retail and e-commerce, energy, mining, technology, and timber. She has vast experience, including representing e-commerce tenants in multimillion-dollar build-to-suit industrial leases, assisting data center developers with acquisition and development of facilities throughout the US and Europe, and representing buyers and sellers in a variety of occupied commercial property and vacant land acquisitions and dispositions.
Jami combines her knowledge of real estate transactions with a niche focus on land use issues, both policy and regulatory. She advises clients on issues including compliance with the Clean Water Act and wetland regulations; subdivision regulations; NEPA/SEPA; flood plain regulations; critical area regulations; Endangered Species Act compliance; shorelines; water rights; growth management and zoning; traffic impact studies and mitigation; and historic landmark designations. Jami has also helped clients prepare and process development proposals for distribution centers, commercials sites, subdivisions, town homes, apartments, master planned developments, gravel pits, and vineyards.
Prior to joining private practice, Jami spent more than a decade as in-house counsel to real estate development companies, where she developed practical real estate and business strategies, based on a deep understanding of real estate and construction issues experienced by owners, tenants, and developers.
Jami has a broad range of real estate experience and represents clients across industries, including distribution, retail and e-commerce, energy, mining, technology, and timber. She has vast experience, including representing e-commerce tenants in multimillion-dollar build-to-suit industrial leases, assisting data center developers with acquisition and development of facilities throughout the US and Europe, and representing buyers and sellers in a variety of occupied commercial property and vacant land acquisitions and dispositions.
Jami combines her knowledge of real estate transactions with a niche focus on land use issues, both policy and regulatory. She advises clients on issues including compliance with the Clean Water Act and wetland regulations; subdivision regulations; NEPA/SEPA; flood plain regulations; critical area regulations; Endangered Species Act compliance; shorelines; water rights; growth management and zoning; traffic impact studies and mitigation; and historic landmark designations. Jami has also helped clients prepare and process development proposals for distribution centers, commercials sites, subdivisions, town homes, apartments, master planned developments, gravel pits, and vineyards.
Prior to joining private practice, Jami spent more than a decade as in-house counsel to real estate development companies, where she developed practical real estate and business strategies, based on a deep understanding of real estate and construction issues experienced by owners, tenants, and developers.
- JD, Seattle University School of Law
Cum laude - MPSA, Texas A&M University
Cum laude - BA, University of Washington
Political Science
- Washington
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Real Estate Transactions
- Represented purchasers and users in nearly 490 build-to-suit and acquisition transactions totaling more than 284 million square feet of warehouse, distribution center, and last mile facility space in the last three years.
- Represented a natural resources company in the acquisition of more than 50,000 acres of timberland.
- Represented an institutional investor in the disposition of a $100 million, occupied office building.
- Represented a Fortune 100 company in the disposition of a $116 million industrial complex.
- Assisted private developer clients in obtaining preliminary plat approval for several subdivisions resulting in hundreds of single-family lots.
Data Center Transactions
- Represented a sustainable data center platform in multiple raw land acquisitions and assisted with development matters. One of the acquisitions included a sustainable data center, featuring 180 megawatts of capacity, waterless cooling, and a 1.15 Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating on a campus near downtown Atlanta. In addition, our team assisted with site acquisition, diligence, development, and construction, as well as resolving zoning, entitlement, and infrastructure issues, including power.
- Assisted with diligence, permitting, acquisition, and negotiation of development agreements for multiple projects across the US, including a three-building data center campus in Georgia, a three-building data center campus in Illinois, and data centers in Ohio and Arizona.
- Assisted with the acquisition of a warehouse building in Dallas, Texas and permitting to retrofit the data center.
- Assisted with diligence, permitting, and negotiation of a joint venture land contribution agreement for the development of two data centers in Utah.
- Represented the owner in negotiating construction financing for a five-property data center portfolio.
Related News & Insights
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Recognition
12/12/2024
Five Seyfarth Attorneys Recognized by Connect CRE for 2024 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards
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Attorney Publication
08/22/2024
Jami Balint Writes on Takeaways from Evolving Washington State Development Plans in Law360
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Firm News
08/15/2024
220 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2025
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Recognition
06/06/2024
Seyfarth Again Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2024
- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2023-2024)
- Recognized as an "Up and Coming" attorney for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Washington) by Chambers USA (2022-2024)
- The Conference Board, CED Fellowship (2024-present)
- City of Enumclaw Planning Commission, former member
- CREW Seattle, member
- NAIOP Washington, member
- Urban Land Institute, member
- Author, "What To Expect From Evolving Wash. Development Plans," Law360 (August 22, 2024)
- Moderator, "PNW Industrial Market Outlook: Site Selection and Investment Strategies," BISNOW Pacific Northwest Industrial & Logistics Summit (July 31, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "The Property Line: Let’s Get this Project Started," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 29, 2024)
- Moderator, "Identifying Opportunities in an Evolving Market," BISNOW Seattle Industrial Summit (July 11, 2023)
- Speaker, The Property Line Podcast – Current Trends and Challenges in Industrial Real Estate Transactions, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 22, 2022)
- Moderator, "How Far Will the Last Mile Reach?" Panel, NAIOP Washington State Chapter (November 18, 2020)
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, board of directors (2022-2024)
Jami’s understanding of the intricacies of real estate development across all project types, as well as the law, give her clients an edge in their transactions.
More About Jami
Jami advises clients on matters related to transactional real estate and land use for the development of commercial, industrial, data center, and real estate developments. She provides legal advice and assistance to clients in all aspects of real estate transactions and development, including commercial leasing, property acquisitions and dispositions, due diligence and feasibility analyses, development strategies, environmental review, and land use permitting and administrative proceedings.
Jami has a broad range of real estate experience and represents clients across industries, including distribution, retail and e-commerce, energy, mining, technology, and timber. She has vast experience, including representing e-commerce tenants in multimillion-dollar build-to-suit industrial leases, assisting data center developers with acquisition and development of facilities throughout the US and Europe, and representing buyers and sellers in a variety of occupied commercial property and vacant land acquisitions and dispositions.
Jami combines her knowledge of real estate transactions with a niche focus on land use issues, both policy and regulatory. She advises clients on issues including compliance with the Clean Water Act and wetland regulations; subdivision regulations; NEPA/SEPA; flood plain regulations; critical area regulations; Endangered Species Act compliance; shorelines; water rights; growth management and zoning; traffic impact studies and mitigation; and historic landmark designations. Jami has also helped clients prepare and process development proposals for distribution centers, commercials sites, subdivisions, town homes, apartments, master planned developments, gravel pits, and vineyards.
Prior to joining private practice, Jami spent more than a decade as in-house counsel to real estate development companies, where she developed practical real estate and business strategies, based on a deep understanding of real estate and construction issues experienced by owners, tenants, and developers.
Jami has a broad range of real estate experience and represents clients across industries, including distribution, retail and e-commerce, energy, mining, technology, and timber. She has vast experience, including representing e-commerce tenants in multimillion-dollar build-to-suit industrial leases, assisting data center developers with acquisition and development of facilities throughout the US and Europe, and representing buyers and sellers in a variety of occupied commercial property and vacant land acquisitions and dispositions.
Jami combines her knowledge of real estate transactions with a niche focus on land use issues, both policy and regulatory. She advises clients on issues including compliance with the Clean Water Act and wetland regulations; subdivision regulations; NEPA/SEPA; flood plain regulations; critical area regulations; Endangered Species Act compliance; shorelines; water rights; growth management and zoning; traffic impact studies and mitigation; and historic landmark designations. Jami has also helped clients prepare and process development proposals for distribution centers, commercials sites, subdivisions, town homes, apartments, master planned developments, gravel pits, and vineyards.
Prior to joining private practice, Jami spent more than a decade as in-house counsel to real estate development companies, where she developed practical real estate and business strategies, based on a deep understanding of real estate and construction issues experienced by owners, tenants, and developers.
- JD, Seattle University School of Law
Cum laude - MPSA, Texas A&M University
Cum laude - BA, University of Washington
Political Science
- Washington
Related Services
Related Key Industries
Real Estate Transactions
- Represented purchasers and users in nearly 490 build-to-suit and acquisition transactions totaling more than 284 million square feet of warehouse, distribution center, and last mile facility space in the last three years.
- Represented a natural resources company in the acquisition of more than 50,000 acres of timberland.
- Represented an institutional investor in the disposition of a $100 million, occupied office building.
- Represented a Fortune 100 company in the disposition of a $116 million industrial complex.
- Assisted private developer clients in obtaining preliminary plat approval for several subdivisions resulting in hundreds of single-family lots.
Data Center Transactions
- Represented a sustainable data center platform in multiple raw land acquisitions and assisted with development matters. One of the acquisitions included a sustainable data center, featuring 180 megawatts of capacity, waterless cooling, and a 1.15 Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating on a campus near downtown Atlanta. In addition, our team assisted with site acquisition, diligence, development, and construction, as well as resolving zoning, entitlement, and infrastructure issues, including power.
- Assisted with diligence, permitting, acquisition, and negotiation of development agreements for multiple projects across the US, including a three-building data center campus in Georgia, a three-building data center campus in Illinois, and data centers in Ohio and Arizona.
- Assisted with the acquisition of a warehouse building in Dallas, Texas and permitting to retrofit the data center.
- Assisted with diligence, permitting, and negotiation of a joint venture land contribution agreement for the development of two data centers in Utah.
- Represented the owner in negotiating construction financing for a five-property data center portfolio.
Related News & Insights
-
Recognition
12/12/2024
Five Seyfarth Attorneys Recognized by Connect CRE for 2024 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards
-
Attorney Publication
08/22/2024
Jami Balint Writes on Takeaways from Evolving Washington State Development Plans in Law360
-
Firm News
08/15/2024
220 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2025
-
Recognition
06/06/2024
Seyfarth Again Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2024
- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Real Estate Law (2023-2024)
- Recognized as an "Up and Coming" attorney for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Washington) by Chambers USA (2022-2024)
- The Conference Board, CED Fellowship (2024-present)
- City of Enumclaw Planning Commission, former member
- CREW Seattle, member
- NAIOP Washington, member
- Urban Land Institute, member
- Author, "What To Expect From Evolving Wash. Development Plans," Law360 (August 22, 2024)
- Moderator, "PNW Industrial Market Outlook: Site Selection and Investment Strategies," BISNOW Pacific Northwest Industrial & Logistics Summit (July 31, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, "The Property Line: Let’s Get this Project Started," Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 29, 2024)
- Moderator, "Identifying Opportunities in an Evolving Market," BISNOW Seattle Industrial Summit (July 11, 2023)
- Speaker, The Property Line Podcast – Current Trends and Challenges in Industrial Real Estate Transactions, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 22, 2022)
- Moderator, "How Far Will the Last Mile Reach?" Panel, NAIOP Washington State Chapter (November 18, 2020)
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, board of directors (2022-2024)