Jeffry W.

Gray

• Best Lawyers®, "Lawyer of the Year," Real Estate Law, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)
• Chambers USA, Real Estate (listed annually since 2013)
• The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (listed annually since 2010)
• AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Industrial/Energy

• Represented a NYSE-listed refinery company in the acquisition from a major oil and gas company of a 189,000 barrel per day refinery located outside of New Orleans, Louisiana
• Represented a NYSE-listed mining corporation in the sale of a sulfur refining plant located in south Louisiana
• Represented a NYSE-listed manufacturer in a $200 million refinancing of a fertilizer plant located in south Louisiana
• Represented a large energy corporation in the acquisition of multiple sites in Louisiana for the construction and development of salt dome natural gas storage facilities
• Represented a NYSE-listed refinery company in the conveyance of refinery property to a master limited partnership
• Represented private individuals in the sale of a significant interest in a seafood company based in south Louisiana
• Represented a British multinational oil and gas company in the acquisition of significant property interests in southwest Louisiana for a biofuels demonstration plant
• Represented a NYSE midstream natural gas company in the acquisition of a large regional tugboat towing company based in south Louisiana

Retail

• Served as lead outside counsel for a Fortune 100 discount retailer in the acquisition of land and development of more than 300 stores in Louisiana over a 30-year period
• Represented a developer based in New York in the acquisition and development of land for more than 20 sites in Louisiana for the eventual leasing to a Fortune 500 retailer
• Represented one of the largest Louisiana-based developers in the refinancing by a pension fund of 45 shopping centers located in five different states
• Represented a Fortune 500 drugstore chain in the acquisition of a large Louisiana regional drugstore chain based in New Orleans, Louisiana, with stores located throughout the Gulf Coast
• Represented a Midwest-based developer in the acquisition, development and sale to a Korean joint venture of six shopping centers located in various cities in Louisiana
• Represented a large regional developer in the acquisition and development of more than 30 sites for two Fortune 500 drugstore chains
• Served as local counsel for a German corporation in the acquisition of multiple sites to be used as shopping centers
• Represented a Georgia developer in the acquisition and redevelopment of a 250,000-square-foot shopping center located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Office

• Represented one of the largest multinational banks in the sale to a Canadian corporation and the eventual leaseback of five office buildings located throughout Louisiana
• Represented a large regional developer in the acquisition of three Class A office buildings located in an office park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Represented a large regional realty trust in the acquisition of multiple office buildings in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Multifamily

• Represented a Texas-based developer in the sale of two apartment complexes located in south Louisiana for a combined sales price of more than $90 million
• Represented a Georgia-based developer in the acquisition, development, and sale of two student housing complexes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Restaurants

• Represented one of the world’s largest restaurant chains in the acquisition and development of land for more than 30 fast food stores located throughout Louisiana over a 25-year period
• Represented a California-based corporation in the acquisition and financing of more than 40 cafeteria style restaurants in four different states

Mixed-Use

• Represented a large regional developer in the acquisition of a significant interest in a joint venture owning more than 500 acres of land in Baton Rouge, Louisiana zoned for mixed use

Utilities

• Represented a large US energy corporation in the acquisition of a major power plant along with more than 40 substations serving nine electric cooperatives covering most of the state

• American Bar Association, Section of Business Law
• International Council of Shopping Centers, Louisiana Government Relations Committee Chair (2013)
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Baton Rouge Chapter, Board of Directors and Treasurer (1994–1998)
• American Cancer Society, Baton Rouge Chapter, Board of Directors (1988–1994); Crusade Chairman (1992–1994)
• American Land Title Association
• Urban Land Institute
• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Baton Rouge Property Lawyers Association
• Louisiana Land Title Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association