Selected as one of Illinois Real Estate Journal's "Leading Commercial Real Estate Lawyers" for 2011

Chosen as one of the "Leading Real Estate Finance Lawyers" by Midwest Real Estate News, June 2011

"Top Lawyers in Illinois"
as published in Chicago Lawyer Magazine,
May 2010

Martindale-Hubbell®:
AV® Preeminent™
5.0 out of 5
Peer Review Rated*

*AV® Preeminent™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

David B. Sholem joined Meyer Capel in 1978 and was named as a shareholder of the firm in 1982. He graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mr. Sholem attended the University of Illinois College of Law and Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1978. He was admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association in 1978. Mr. Sholem’s professional affiliations include Champaign County (Illinois) Bar Association (former President), Illinois State Bar Association (Real Estate Section) and American Bar Association.

David Sholem has represented a number of real estate developers and investors, including real estate investment trusts, institutional investors and real estate asset managers for institutional investors in many asset classes, including multifamily, commercial and agricultural real estate. David Sholem has also been active in real estate investment and development as a principal of Providence Capital Group, Inc. which maintains offices in Encinitas, California. While doing so, he has acquired a client’s perspective and an appreciation of the issues facing real estate investors.

David Sholem also has significant experience in a variety of business transactional issues including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing transactions, and asset purchase and sale transactions. His clients include start-up technology companies which have commercialized technology developed at and licensed from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

David is active in a number of organizations and has served on the board of directors of Sinai Temple Congregation, Community Advisory Board of the Celebration Company (The Station Theater), and the Executive Committee of the Brown University Alumni Schools Committee. He was elected to and served on the Board of Education for the Champaign, Illinois school district from 2001 to 2005. David is married and has three children.