Ryan Hatten

Attorney

Ryan Hatten
312.491.4421
Ryan Hatten

Professional Experience

Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C.
Up Development, LLC
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law

Admission to Practice

State of Illinois

Education

Harvard Law School, J.D.
The University of Chicago, B.A.
312.491.4421

Commitment to Clients and Communities

I caught the community development bug in Harvard Law School’s Transactional Law Clinic, where I assisted a local housing cooperative in their organizational overhaul. As a lawyer-in-training who hailed from a similarly underserved community, I left this experience resolved to pursue further opportunities to impact working and poor folks positively through transactional work.

Career Overview

Current Focus: I joined Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen in 2016 with a desire to take part in as much of the firm’s work as possible. My goal was to build a practice which would allow me to engage with a broad array of prospective clients – whether they be developers, service agencies, or community organizations – and have the breadth of experience to identify opportunities for such parties in the landscape of community development. In pursuit of this goal, I have represented not-for-profit and for-profit clients in residential and commercial transactions across the country funded by sources including LIHTCs, tax-exempt & taxable bonds, NMTCs, HTCs, state-issued tax credits, public & private grants, operating subsidies, soft debt, and commercial debt in my time at the firm. That I have been able to serve as legal counsel on such varied matters speaks to the strength and diversity of our client base.

Before joining the firm, I worked at UP Development, an affordable housing developer in Chicago. I focused on early-cycle development issues, including acquisitions, zoning, community engagement, financial modeling, and the assembly of financing applications for various sources. Prior to joining UP, I was a Community Development Fellow at Chicago Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, where I worked on NMTC transactions, engaged in CLC’s Community Benefits Agreement practice, and represented not-for-profits and small businesses through CLC’s legal clinic.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
    • Member, Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Vice President, St. Leonard’s Ministries
  • Board Member, Economic Growth Corporation

Ryan Hatten personally exemplifies Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen’s high standards. He recently led the closing of a complicated affordable housing transaction that, without his superior knowledge and persistence, would not have happened. As lead counsel, he ensured that eighteen low-income seniors were able to keep their homes. At the end of the day, those are the results that count.

Ryan is intelligent, organized, and a pleasure to work with. His background in real estate finance and development gives him a deep understanding of the entire deal cycle and appreciation for owner priorities.

 

Our attorneys have a passion for helping our clients reclaim and re-invigorate neighborhoods and cities. We represent developers, tax credit syndicators, investors, tax-exempt community development organizations and public housing authorities. They trust us to get the job done–please come talk with us to learn why you should too.

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