Brion J. Kirsch represents businesses, business owners, financial institutions and other types of lenders and investors, landlords, tenants, corporations, franchisees and developers on local, regional and national levels in a wide range of matters relating to real estate and financing. Brion represents clients in secured and unsecured financing transactions; construction and term financing; collateralized mortgage backed securities; acquisitions, sales, development and leasing of commercial and residential real estate; general business transactions; zoning and development approvals and litigation; commercial and residential loan workouts, restructuring and foreclosures; landlord/tenant disputes; and other commercial litigation matters.

While at the Roger Williams University School of Law, Brion worked with the State of Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General as a prosecutor in their district court division. 

Representative Experience

• Representation of local and national lenders and borrowers in connection with numerous loan transactions, including structuring, closing and restructuring of a wide range of commercial mortgage loans up to $149,000,000
• Representation of owners and developers in connection with the acquisition, development, financing and sale of commercial real estate, including experience with the Connecticut Transfer Act and the Connecticut Common Interest Ownership Act
• Representation of local, regional and national landlords and tenants in a wide range of lease transactions, including negotiation of leases for office, retail (including anchor), supermarket, warehouse and manufacturing uses
• Representation of local, regional and national landlords and tenants in a wide range of lease disputes, including eviction proceedings, collection actions, disputes concerning construction allowances and disputes concerning security deposits
• Representation of local and national lenders and borrowers in the prosecution and defense of foreclosure actions concerning various types of commercial and residential properties
• Representation of the State of Connecticut in connection with numerous grant and loan programs designed to provide financial assistance to both private entities and municipalities

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Connecticut Bar Association - Executive Committee and chair, Real Property Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section  
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America 
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association