Overview
Jourdan Haynes represents developers, investors, lenders, landlords, tenants, and health care providers in sophisticated commercial real estate transactions throughout Florida and nationally. He advises clients on the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, and development of complex real estate assets across a broad range of asset classes.
He has substantial experience representing developers and builders in the structuring, development, operation, and termination of condominium, mixed-use, and planned development projects. His work includes drafting and negotiating governing documents, overseeing turnover matters, and advising on related construction and permanent financing issues.
Jourdan regularly advises clients throughout all phases of the development lifecycle, from land acquisition and entitlement strategy through financing, leasing, disposition, and ongoing operational matters.
He also represents landlords and tenants in complex commercial leasing transactions involving medical office facilities, health care-related properties, office buildings, shopping centers, and industrial assets.
In addition, Jourdan represents institutional and private lenders, loan servicers, and borrowers in commercial mortgage, asset-based, and real estate-secured financing transactions, including originations, restructurings, workouts, portfolio transactions, and settlements. He also advises clients on transaction structuring, due diligence, title and survey matters, and risk allocation in complex real estate and financing matters.
Clients value Jourdan for his practical, business-oriented approach and his ability to efficiently navigate sophisticated transactions involving multiple stakeholders and competing business objectives.
Jourdan serves as hiring chair for the firm’s Tampa office.
Areas of Focus
Practices
Industries
Insights
News
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2023–2026)
- Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine (2024–2025)
- Florida Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2012–2021)
- Florida Legal Elite "Up & Comers," Florida Trend Magazine (2018, 2020)
Professional & Community Involvement
- The Florida Bar
- Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- Bay Area Legal Services (2014–present)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay (2014–present)
- Leadership Council for Hillsborough County
- Gasparilla Music Festival (2014–present)
- Volunteer Captain
- Leadership Tampa, Class of 2022
- Leadership Tampa Bay, Class of 2017
- Tampa Connection, Class of 2012
- Urban Land Institute (2016–present)
- Program Committee
Speaking Engagements
- "The Final Results 2021 Legislative Session for Community Associations – Leasing Prohibitions, Collection Practices, Election and Recall Disputes, and the End of DBPR Division Arbitration?," The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section (June 17, 2021)
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"Florida's Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act," Carlton Fields (October 21, 2020)
Pro Bono
- Project H.E.L.P. Clinic, Metropolitan Ministries: Legal counseling and placement services for indigent and low-income families.
- Represented property owner in dispute over the sale of his home.
Credentials
Education
- American University Washington College of Law (J.D., 2009)
- Rollins College (B.A., 2004)
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
Background
- Associate, Fowler White Boggs P.A., Tampa, FL
- Merged with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
- Deputy Field Director, Cathy Cox for Governor, Atlanta, GA
- Project Assistant, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, TX
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