Alexander I. Tachmes is a partner in Shutts & Bowen’s Real Estate Department in Miami. He concentrates his practice in the areas of governmental matters, including land use and zoning, competitive bidding and lobbying, commercial transactions including real estate, and matters pertaining to the hospitality industry.
Mr. Tachmes has extensive experience representing developers, property owners and other clients in connection with governmental matters, including site plan and zoning approvals; historic preservation issues; building code, fire and code compliance matters; procurement/public bid projects; and related local government items. He also has substantial experience in the area of real estate transactions, including the purchase, sale, leasing and financing of commercial projects.
Mr. Tachmes is a former First Assistant City Attorney for Miami Beach. While with the City, he concentrated his practice in the areas of public-private real estate development and other transactions. Mr. Tachmes served as counsel to the City in connection with the Loews Miami Beach Hotel project, involving the development of a $150 million, 800 room convention center hotel and parking complex on public land. The project is one of the largest public-private transactions, in terms of its overall cost, in Miami Beach history. Mr. Tachmes also served as counsel to the City on the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza Resort project, a $60 million, 422 room hotel on public land, adjacent to the Loews hotel.
Mr. Tachmes has significant experience representing hospitality industry clients. His hospitality clients range from major publicly traded firms to boutique hotel companies.
Recognition
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1989
- Published Author and Special Comment Editor, University of Miami Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- American Jurisprudence Award – Creditors’ Rights & Remedies
- University of Miami, B.A., cum laude, 1986
- Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- The Florida Bar
Affiliations
- Miami City Ballet - Member, Board of Trustees and Finance Committee
- Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce - Former Member, Executive Committee of the Board of Governors
- Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce - Former Chair, Government Affairs Committee
- Miami-Dade Democratic Party - Former Co-Chair for Finance
