"Karla is my go-to real estate counsel. She is a fantastic attorney who listens to her clients and comes up with a practical and commercial solution while making sure there aren't any landmines."
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Karla enjoys getting to know her clients and their businesses in order to provide practical and creative solutions to their real estate, commercial, finance and corporate law needs.
She counsels clients in all aspects of real estate acquisitions and divestitures, including structuring transactions land assemblage, land use, zoning and permitting compliance. Karla works extensively on all real estate components of corporate acquisitions, mergers and divestitures. She counsels clients on purchase and sale agreements title, survey and other real estate matters in connection with individual and multi-site acquisitions and sales.
Karla is experienced in negotiating and drafting commercial, industrial and retail leases on behalf of both landlords and tenants.
She also represents institutional lenders and public and privately held borrowers in connection with structuring, negotiating and drafting real estate financing agreements and facilitating secured financing transactions.
Karla has extensive experience in representing public mining company clients in all aspects of mineral leasing and mineral acquisitions and divestitures.
Karla has been recognized for her work in Real Estate by Chambers USA for five years. Most recently, she is ranked in Real Estate, Band 3 – Ohio in the Chambers USA 2022 Guide. Chambers USA researchers commented, "Karla Rogers is noted for her proficiency across the full spectrum of real estate transactions. She regularly advises clients on the acquisition and divestiture of real estate assets, as well as lease negotiations and amendments."
Clients interviewed by Chambers USA researchers stated, "Karla is my go-to real estate counsel. She is practical and efficient. Karla is knowledgeable, accessible and practical. She understands our company and always provides sound advice. Karla is a fantastic attorney who listens to her clients and comes up with a practical and commercial solution while making sure there aren't any landmines. She's an expert in the field and is well respected in the industry. She applies business points and practical arguments to transactions so that agreements can be found in negotiations."
Karla has been selected for inclusion to The Best Lawyers in America© list for Real Estate (2021-2023) and Corporate Law (2022-2023).
Karla serves as a member of Calfee’s Hiring Committee and is involved in Calfee’s mentoring program.
Previously serving as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Building Industry Association of Cleveland & Suburban Counties, Karla also served as an Associate with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister. Karla joined Calfee in 1998, was elected Partner in 2009. She began serving as Vice Chair of the Real Estate practice group in 2020, and is a member of Calfee’s Practice, Planning and Growth Committee.
J.D., cum laude, Cleveland State University College of Law, 1996
B.S., cum laude, The University of Akron, 1992
Karla is often a featured speaker at various legal seminars. She has been a featured speaker at the National Business Institute seminars titled "Handling Real Estate Transactions from Start to Finish."
She has also spoken at numerous Ohio State Bar Association seminars involving commercial real estate law topics.
"Karla is my go-to real estate counsel. She is a fantastic attorney who listens to her clients and comes up with a practical and commercial solution while making sure there aren't any landmines."
Client quotes from Chambers USA