Erin Cobane is a member in the firm’s Detroit and Troy offices focusing her practice on real estate. She counsels clients on diverse corporate real estate projects across the country, encompassing purchase and sale transactions, leasing agreements, entitlements and land use/zoning issues, environmental matters, and construction projects. She is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, and the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network. Erin received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Education & Credentials
Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
J.D., 2017- University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Symposium Editor & Director
- magna cum laude
- Graduated in top 10% of her class
- Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
- Book Award for Highest Grades in Contracts, Estates and Trusts, Estate & Gift Taxation, Bankruptcy, Trademarks and Unfair Competition, First Amendment Law, and Juvenile Justice
University of Michigan
B.A., Political Science, 2012Bar Admission
Prominent Assignments
- Advised a leading global automaker on diverse corporate real estate projects across the United States and Ontario, Canada, encompassing purchase and sale transactions, leasing agreements, entitlements and land use/zoning issues, environmental matters, construction projects, condemnation cases, and real estate litigation.
- Provided legal representation to a client in finalizing a certification of architectural and real estate title matters intended for submission to a United States agency, in relation to a new educational facility.
- Assisted a family office investment fund in marketing and selling a large resort and marina complex, including negotiating the terms of the purchase and sale agreement.
- Supported a national pizza franchise operator in the acquisition of a $20M bakery facility, including negotiating construction contracts and equipment purchase agreements.
- Facilitated the sale of 12 shopping centers to different buyers in a deal valued at $275,000,000.
Professional Involvement
- Commercial Real Estate Women Network (CREW)
- Detroit Bar Association
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
Publications/Presentations
- Think Twice About the Mice—Failing to Disclose Property Conditions under the Seller Disclosure Act, State Bar of Michigan, 2023
- Extending Arbitration Agreements to Bind Non-Signatories, Michigan Bar Journal, February 2019
- The Demise of Finality for Michigan’s Children: Sanders, Hatcher, and Collateral Attacks, University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, 2017