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Ann Lisa (A.L.) Braun

Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
951 East Byrd Street, Eighth Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone:  804.916.7150
Fax:  804.916.7250

Biography

Ms. Braun is a shareholder at LeClairRyan and serves as the chair of the firm's Commercial Leasing practice. She represents owners, developers, and users of commercial real estate in all aspects of a transaction. A.L.'s practice focuses exclusively on commercial leasing, where she represents tenants and landlords of retail, office, restaurant, flex, and warehouse space across the country. Her clients range from publicly-traded companies to single-store franchisees. She has extensive experience as national leasing counsel for Pitney Bowes Inc. and as regional leasing counsel for Brandywine Realty Trust.

Having negotiated more than a thousand leases in her career, A.L. offers sophisticated, efficient leasing counsel with a positive, deal-oriented attitude.

Ms. Braun is the author of Commercial Lease Law Blog: Insights for Smooth Sailing through Commercial Lease Transactions


Legal Experience

  • LeClairRyan, Richmond, Virginia, August 2007 – present
  • Ann Lisa Braun, Attorney At Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2002 – July 2007
  • Day, Berry & Howard, LLP, Stamford, Connecticut, 1999 – July 2007
  • McGuireWoods, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, 1994 – 1998

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Richmond Real Estate Group
  • Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate (GRACRE)
  • International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
  • Virginia Bar Association: Real Property Group

Education

  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1993
  • B.A., cum laude, Yale University, 1989

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia
  • Connecticut
  • New York