Dustin D. Read

Dustin is dedicated to helping clients develop and execute their real estate transactions to accomplish their strategic business objectives.

Prior to joining Calfee in 2026, Dustin served as an Associate at a midsized Ohio law firm.

He earned his J.D. at Case Western Reserve University in 2024. During his time in law school, Dustin was a compliance extern at the Mid-American Conference and a law clerk at the City of Cleveland Department of Law. Dustin also served as a law clerk at the Milton A. Kramer Intellectual Property Venture Clinic, where he helped businesses with trademark and copyright applications, disputes, and infringement claims.

In addition, he served as a fellow for the CWRU Alumni Venture Capital Fund, competed in the Tulane Football Negotiation and Baseball Arbitration Competitions, and served as president of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.

Education

J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2024

B.S.B.A, Sports Industry and History, cum laude, The Ohio State University, 2021

Experience

Dustin’s experience includes the following representative matters completed during his tenure at a former firm:

Real Estate

• Represented a hotel owner in the $23 million disposition of two hotel properties located in New York and Florida.
• Represented an industrial manufacturer in the $6 million sale of industrial real estate located in Florida and Pennsylvania.
• Represented a commercial real estate seller in the $3.45 million disposition of an industrial property, drafting and negotiating ancillary closing documents, advising on due diligence contingencies, and coordinating title, escrow, and closing mechanics.
• Represented a commercial real estate seller in the $3.40 million sale of an industrial property, leading document drafting and managing extensive due diligence review and disclosures, and structuring and implementing post-closing assignments of leases and contracts.
• Represented a dealership in connection with the sale of related real estate properties as part of a combined $53 million transaction involving the sale of business assets and real estate properties to strategic acquirers.
• Represented a seller in a $6 million sale of real property across two states, coordinating transaction execution and compliance with multi-jurisdictional requirements.

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented an Ohio-based private equity client in the acquisition of substantially all assets of a manufacturing business for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $0.60 million.
• Represented a strategic acquirer in the purchase of substantially all operating assets of a manufacturing business for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $7 million, incorporating a consulting and non-compete arrangement, together with the assumption of certain working capital liabilities and related employment transitions.
• Represented a commercial cleaning and facility maintenance company in connection with its $65.5 million sale of all outstanding equity interests to a strategic acquirer, including the post-closing rollover of consideration into the parent of the acquiring group.
• Represented a private equity-backed purchaser in connection with the acquisition of all assets of a manufacturing company for $2.85 million.
• Represented manufacturing companies in connection with the sale of all assets for an aggregate purchase price of $42 million, plus a $4 million rollover equity position in the acquiring company's parent entity.
• Represented a dealership in connection with the sale of business assets for a portion of a combined $53 million transaction involving the sale of business assets and related real estate properties to strategic acquirers.
• Represented a seller in a $6 million sale of business assets across two states, coordinating transaction execution and compliance with multi-jurisdictional requirements.

Banking and Finance

• Represented a national lender in connection with a $1.3 million commercial real estate mortgage loan to finance the acquisition and improvement of automotive real property, secured by a first-priority mortgage and cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with an affiliated multi-entity credit facility.
• Represented a commercial lender in connection with a deed‑in‑lieu of foreclosure transaction involving a storage facility and related personal property in, securing the resolution of a defaulted commercial real estate loan with an outstanding balance of approximately $5.4 million, including negotiated releases of borrower and guarantor liability while preserving lien priority and foreclosure rights in the event of bankruptcy or avoidance actions.
• Represented a national banking institution in the amendment and restatement of a commercial real estate loan originally issued in the principal amount of $1.5 million, involving modified payment terms, extended maturity, revised collateral descriptions, cross‑collateralization and cross‑default provisions, and continued first‑priority lien security interests in Indiana real property and related assets.
• Represented a commercial lender in providing construction loans for dealership facilities.
• Represented a lender in a $20 million construction and term loan for a distribution center project, involving complex lease and mortgage arrangements.
• Represented lender on a $27 million mortgage loan secured by a commercial office building, involving combined loan sale and deed-in-lieu transactions.

Professional & Community

• Ohio State Bar Association, Member
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member