Mr. Slaton concentrates his practice in commercial real estate, including sales and acquisitions, development, land use and zoning matters and financing. He joined Stone Pigman in 2004.

Representative Matters

Represented a developer in the multi-phase development of a 72-acre mixed use site, including an office park and retail uses. Assisted the client in acquiring and assembling parcels, drafting the CCR’s governing the site, negotiating a complex build-to-suit lease with a major international tenant and the sale of portions of the site to third-party developers.

Advised an international chemical company on zoning and land use matters in connection with the development of a large chemical manufacturing campus in south Louisiana.

Represented a heavy construction company in the purchase of a 60-acre industrial site for the development of a materials plant for a major market expansion.

Represented an automobile dealer in the purchase and development of two auto dealerships on 12 acres, which anchor a new phase of an adjacent shopping center development.

Represented a Canadian energy company with the development of proposed natural gas storage projects, including the acquisition of the main storage sites and corresponding pipeline and related easements, due diligence, permitting and financing.

Represented an international oil and gas services company in the reorganization of its Louisiana facilities, including the sale and acquisition of various sites and negotiation of a lease for a 17-acre primary operations site.

Acted as local counsel to a Chicago-based hotel developer in the acquisition and $10 million redevelopment of a historic hotel property in New Orleans.

Represented a municipality in the acquisition of a large, privately-owned sewerage and water system, including numerous fee-owned parcels, servitude agreements, water wells, sewer treatment plants and platted rights and facilities in roughly 135 subdivisions and service areas, in addition to facilities serving commercial customers.

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