Alan B. Bornstein

Alan B. Bornstein is a Partner at Dentons, based in St. Louis, focusing on Real Estate Law. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and corporate law.

Alan has extensive experience negotiating and documenting real estate transactions on behalf of both lenders and developers. He has participated in and managed acquisition, construction and permanent financings, including projects involving speculative land acquisitions, commercial office developments, mixed-use developments and regional shopping mall properties.

His work on behalf of developers has included participating in and managing the legal work for numerous community shopping centre developments, including land assembly, governmental approval, construction financing, acquisition of properties for rehabilitation, and dispositions of completed community centres. His work in this area has involved properties in more than twenty states. In addition, he has participated in and negotiated a number of multiple-tier real estate joint ventures, and is experienced in real estate syndication, having worked on the creation of real estate and disclosure documents for Regulation D syndicated offerings.

Alan represents a variety of corporations and has participated in acquisitions, mergers and dispositions for private and public companies. Among his representations is a general representation of the Los Angeles Rams.

He served for ten years as an adjunct professor in the Washington University School of Law Graduate Tax Program, where he taught a course on selected topics in real estate taxation.

He is recognised in Best Lawyers in America as Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate Law (2025–present) and for Real Estate Law (2001–present). His practice areas include commercial development, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and sports. He holds an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law (1982), a JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (1981), where he was executive editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly and a member of the Order of the Coif, and a BS from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School (1977).