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Jacqueline Bozzuto

Partner

Practice Areas

• Commercial Leasing
• Real Estate Transactions, Development and Finance
• Restaurant Services

Specialty Practices/ Industries

• Real Estate Acquisition: Assisting companies in developing strategies for real estate purchases and leases; providing training, developing forms for leases and purchases, train teams on implementation; due diligence, closings, leases, title company selection

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1988
• University of Florida, B.S., 1985 Dean's List

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 1988

Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Recognized by the Lisa Merlin House for 10 Years as a Board Member
• Concept Purveyor of the Year by Outback Steakhouse, Inc., Honored 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006
• Selected for inclusion in 2007, 2008 Florida Super Lawyers
• Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2008
• Orlando's Best Lawyers 2008 Orlando Magazine

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
Orange County Bar Association
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar
Central Florida Chapter of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, Vice President of Community Affairs, 1994-present
CREW - Commercial Real Estate Women, 2005-Present

Community Activities

United Way Fund Distribution Panel, 1998
Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc., Board Member, 1999-2000
Valencia Community College, Hospitality Management Advisory Committee, 1999-present

Publications and Lectures

"Listing Contract" and "Agency Compliance" for Greater Orlando Association of Realtors
"Realtor Liability in Termite Inspection and Treatment," for Greater Orlando Association of Realtors
Presenter: "Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations in Florida" at the Lorman Seminar

Representative Client Experience

Jacqueline (Jackie) Bozzuto, has more than 16 years of experience as a real estate attorney, and has been a partner with the firm since 2001. Jackie’s practice is concentrated in commercial leasing, real estate acquisitions and development and finance, with emphasis on development and implementation of regional and national acquisitions programs for clients. She has assisted clients with the development of concept specific forms for all aspects of purchases and leasing and provided training to in-house real estate teams on use of the forms to help more efficiently implement acquisitions either by purchase or lease. Since 1992 Jackie has assisted with more than 800 individual sites for client utilizing acquisition programs. Jackie and her team have handled all aspects of transactions including negotiations, due diligence, title, survey, environmental issues, site plan and permitting, alcoholic beverage licensing and any other matters that come up in the transactions. She has also handled multi-site acquisitions for several large clients. Jackie is licensed to practice in the State of Florida and is a Member of The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association. Jackie is the Vice President of Community Affairs of the Central Florida Chapter of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and has served in various positions on the board since 1996.

Representative Projects

• OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.
• Sunshine Realty Partners, LP