Office

215 North Eola Drive
Orlando, Florida 32801
Direct: (407) 418-6326
Office: (407) 843-4600
Fax: (407) 843-4444
hal.kantor@lowndes-law.com

Hal H. Kantor

Name Partner

Practice Areas

Specialty Practices/ Industries

Local Government Lobbying

Education

University of Florida College of Law, J.D, 1972 with honors
University of California at Berkeley, M.B.A, 1969
Tulane University, B.B.A, 1967

Admitted

The Florida Bar - 1972

Recognition

Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
"The Best of the Bar" Orlando Business Journal
Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 1998-2008
"Florida Legal Elite" Florida Trend Magazine
University of Florida College of Law, Law Review, Editor-in-chief
University of Florida Hall of Fame
"Florida's Top Lawyers" Florida Monthly Magazine
Orlando's Best Lawyers 2006-2008 Orlando Magazine
Listed in the 2006-2007 "Honors Edition" of Madison Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals
Recognized as one of "Orlando's Most Powerful People" by Orlando Magazine
Recipient of the Jewish National Fund's Tree of Life Award
Selection for inclusion in 2006-2008 Florida Super Lawyers
"Florida's Top Lawyers" Florida Monthly Magazine
Listed in Legal 500 US
Named "Leading Lawyer" by Who's Who Legal 2008

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
Orange County Bar Association
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar

Community Activities

Orlando Museum of Art, Board of Trustees
Heart of Florida United Way, Campaign Cabinet 2007
University of Florida College of Law, Board of Trustees
West Orange Chamber of Commerce Community Board of Trustees
Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
United Arts of Central Florida, Board of Directors, Chairman

Publications and Lectures

Co-Authored "Chapter 8 - Covenants and Warranties" Florida Real Property Sales Transactions
Strategies for Success before Governmental Agencies and Elected Officials
Served on a panel discussion regarding changes in transportation issues resulting from the new growth management legislation during the Florida Chamber's Growth Management Short Course

Representative Client Experience

35+ years advising local, national and international clients in the areas of land use approvals, real estate transactions and finance
Represented private and public sector clients for a wide array of land use approvals throughout Central Florida including lead counsel on more than 50 Developments of Regional Impact (DRI)
Special counsel to City of Winter Park and special counsel to City of Orlando for the Orlando Downtown DRI, Orlando Arena DRI and Citrus Bowl DRI

Representative Projects

Condominium Projects

Barclay Place (Seminole County)
Venetian Villas (Kissimmee)
Vue at Lake Eola (Orlando)

Large Scale Mixed Use Projects

Lee Vista Center (Orlando)
Viera (Brevard County)
Sun Bank Center (Orlando)

Multifamily Projects

Park Central (Orange County/Orlando)
Mission Club Apartments (Orange County)
Tivoli Apartments (Seminole County)

Timeshare Projects

Vistana (Orange County)
Star Island (Osceola County)
Oak Plantation (Kissimmee)

Residential Projects

Kings Ridge (Clermont)
Live Oak Plantation (Oviedo)
Cypress Lakes (Orange County)
Foothills of Mt. Dora (Orange County)
Granada (Orange County)

Regional Malls and Large Scale Retail

Oviedo Marketplace (Seminole County, Winter Springs, Oviedo)
West Oaks Mall (Ocoee)
Fashion Square Mall (Orlando)
Orlando Premium Outlet (Orange County)
Altamonte Mall (Altamonte Springs)
Wal-Mart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets in various jurisdictions

Office Projects

Sun Bank Center (Orlando)
Olympia & York DRI (Orlando)
Orange County Research Park (Orange County)
Orlando Executive Center (Orlando)

Hotel Projects

Regent Hotel (Winter Park)
Bonnet Creek Resort (Orange County)

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