John Lavoie

Jack is head of Cooley’s real estate practice group and partner in charge of the firm’s Reston office. His practice focuses on real estate transactions, with an emphasis on the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate, including the purchase, sale, development and leasing of office, industrial, retail, data center, life sciences, and technology-driven properties. He has substantial experience in representing landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in the leasing, financing, and repositioning of commercial property in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and the mid-Atlantic region. He has represented institutional and individual landlords and tenants involved in major lease transactions, data center leasing and development, and corporate headquarters projects.

Jack has managed the real estate aspects of many data center projects and clean and renewable energy projects, including the development of wind and solar lease farms and related installations. Before joining Cooley, he was a partner and member of the executive committee at a midsize US firm. Prior to practicing law, Jack was a senior associate with the Staubach Co., where he managed the process of site identification and lease negotiation for several major clients in the mid-Atlantic region.

Jack also serves as general counsel to the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks.