Dominic DeMarco

Associate Real Estate

Chicago +1 312 862 1790

Overview

Dominic DeMarco is an associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Dominic focuses his practice on all aspects of real estate finance, development, investment and leasing. He represents a diverse range of clients, including lenders, developers, buyers, sellers and investors. Dominic assists clients in structuring financing transactions through traditional mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and other financing investment mechanisms. He also represents local and national real estate developers and investment funds in acquisitions and dispositions of various real estate classes.

Access Point Financial in a mortgage loan for the refinancing of a two-hotel property in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A grocery distributor in connection with a mortgage loan secured by its facility in Bronx, New York.

Blue Owl in its acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of Sila Realty Trust, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.4 billion.

Associate, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

In-House Counsel, Black Lion Investment Group

Vice Chair, Chicago Bar Association Commercial Finance and Transactions, 2023–2024

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Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Financing and Loan Agreements and Handling Title Matters,” 2025 Illinois Real Estate Law Webinar, March 4, 2025

Memberships & Affiliations

Chicago Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Illinois

Education

  • California Western School of Lawmagna cum laude
    Lead Articles Editor, California Western Law Review & International Law Journal
  • University of Southern California, Gould School of LawLL.M., International Business and Economic Lawmagna cum laude
  • University of MiamiB.A., Criminology