Terrence M. Gilbride
Partner; Real Estate Development, College & University, and Public-Private Partnerships Practices Leader
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
Education
St. Bonaventure University, B.A., magna cum laude
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Terry focuses his practice on large, multifaceted commercial real estate development projects. He heads both the firm's College & University Practice and Public-Private Partnership Practice, and has significant experience in student housing development, construction and financing, hotel acquisition and financing transactions, public/private partnerships, nonprofit-sponsored real estate development projects, historic preservation matters, sports facility leasing and development, industrial development agency projects, commercial real estate financing transactions, and commercial leasing. Terry also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to construction law matters, regularly representing owners and developers in construction and architect contract negotiations.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America, (Real Estate Law, Construction Law) 2005 - 2024
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2002 - present
- Listed, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business - Band 1 (Real Estate) 2017- 2023
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year (Real Estate Law) Buffalo, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers (Real Estate) 2007- 2023
- Listed, Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal’s Legal Elite of Western New York, 2019
- Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow, 2018
- Buffalo Business First's 40 Under Forty Award, 2001
Experience
- Buffalo Sabres’ HARBORCENTER Project
- State University of New York of New York Privatized Student Housing Projects
- Community College Housing Projects and Satellite Academic Facility
- P3 Student Housing Projects
- Major Mid-Atlantic University Counsel
- Coventus Commercial Condominium Formation & Sale of Floor
- City of Buffalo $1 Billion Public School Refurbishment
- 2014 & 1999 Buffalo Bills Leases of Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Key Center Condominium Formation & Lease to IBM
- Lease Agreement for Delaware North Companies, Inc. World Headquarters
- Counsel to State University on Multibillion-Dollar Campus Expansion
- Development of a $375 Million Medical School
- Development of a $300 Million Clinical Translational Research Center/Biosciences Incubator
- Real Estate Counsel to Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
- Real Estate Counsel to IDEX Corporation
- Counsel to Iskalo Development Corporation
- Lockport Ice Arena and Sports Center Development & Construction
- Real Estate Acquisition Permits College Science Center Development
- Public-Private Partnership for Transportation Authority Bus Garage
- $45 Million Public Safety Complex Development, Construction & Financing
- Allegany County Municipal Courthouse Project
- Counsel to Corvias, a National Developer of Military & Student Housing, in Conjunction With Projects in Massachusetts, Alabama, New York & Georgia
- Defended Sports & Entertainment Client Against Cease & Desist Letter
- Micron Announces $100B Project in Syracuse/Hodgson Team Project Counsel
- Successful Tax-Free Pro Rata Spin-Off of Medical Device Company
- SUNY Student Housing Development and Operation
In the News
- Law360, November 27, 2023
- New York Law Journal, November 27, 2023
- WIVB-TV, November 26, 2023
- The Buffalo News, November 24, 2023
- Niagara Gazette, November 23, 2022
- Buffalo Business First, March 26, 2021
- Buffalo Business First, September 11, 2020
- Buffalo Business First, July 1, 2019
- Albany Business Review, June 24, 2019
- P3 Higher Ed Resource Center, April 3, 2019
- Buffalo Business First, February 15, 2019
- Buffalo Business First, July 20, 2018
- Buffalo Business First, November 3, 2017
- August 28, 2013
- Buffalo Law Journal, April 8, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- September 12, 2008
Press Releases
- August 23, 2023
- June 6, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, June 2, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, May 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, September 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, April 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, September 23, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 12, 2019
- Press Release, May 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, September 19, 2018
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, May 23, 2018
- Press Release, May 4, 2018
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Press Release, June 12, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Press Release, January 21, 2015
- Press Release, September 29, 2014
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- August 2013
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Wine, Beer & Spirits Practice, November 29, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Alert, April 4, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, December 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, November 10, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Land Use & Economic Development Alert, October 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, May 14, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, May 13, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Bond Counsel Alert, August 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ College & University Alert, July 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Alert, June 25, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Alert, June 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Public Authority Alert, June 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Construction Alert, May 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Alert, May 11, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Alert, May 4, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Bond Counsel Alert, April 27, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Alert, April 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, April 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Construction Alert, April 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education, Municipal & Public Finance Alert, April 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Public Authority Alert, April 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert , April 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Alert, March 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Construction Alert , March 27, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Banking & Finance Alert, March 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Real Estate Leasing Alert, March 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, February 13, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, June 19, 2019
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, December 1, 2016
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, July 28, 2016
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, December 15, 2015
- P3 Development at Public Colleges and Universities: A Big Picture PerspectiveNational Association of College and University Attorneys Conference, June 2011
- 2005-2006 Summary of New York Real Property LawSyracuse Law Review, 2007
- 2004-2005 Summary of New York Real Property LawSyracuse Law Review, 2006
- 2003-2004 Summary of New York Real Property LawSyracuse Law Review, 2005
- Significant Changes in New York Rules Governing Fiduciary AppointmentsNew York Real Property Law Journal, 2003
Presentations & Events
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 11, 2019
- The Buffalo Club, May 22, 2019
- New Orleans, Louisiana, January 17, 2019
- Panel Participant, Delivering Student Housing, Dormitory Authority of the State of New YorkSyracuse, NY, June 1, 2017
- Presenter, P3 Transactions at SUNY Colleges & University Centers: Student Housing and Beyond, Conference of the Business Offices of the State University of New York (SUBOA)Syracuse, NY, May 31, 2017
- Academic Impressions Conference: Financing Campus Facilities through Public-Private PartnershipsAtlanta, GA, January 18, 2017
- Panel Participant, "The State of the Market for P3s", The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, P3 ConnectChicago, IL, June 28, 2016
- Academic Impressions Conference: Financing Campus Facilities through Public-Private PartnershipsDenver, CO, January 20, 2016
- Moderator, P3C Public-Private Partnership Conference & Expo Panel Discussion on Military and Student Housing InitiativesDallas, TX, February 24, 2015
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York/Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development & Commerce Forum on EB-5 ProgramSan Juan, Puerto Rico, February 13, 2015
- Academic Impressions Conference: Financing Campus Facilities through Public-Private PartnershipsSan Diego, CA, January 26, 2015
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York/NAIOP Forum on EB-5 ProgramRochester, NY, November 18, 2014
- Syracuse, NY, September 23, 2014
- Milwaukee, WI, January 2014
- NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Panel: Financing Real Estate Development With EB-5Buffalo, NY, May 1, 2013
- Lorman Education Services Webinar: Off-Campus Real Estate DevelopmentSeptember 2012
- San Francisco, CA, June 2011
- Buffalo, NY, March 26, 2009
- Lorman Education Services Seminar: Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical ConsiderationsBuffalo, NY, June 2008
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accounts Real Estate Committee Seminar: Recent New York Legislative Developments Affecting Real EstateNew York, NY, June 2007
- Orlando, FL, February 2007
- West Point, NY, Spring 2006
- Western New York Corporate Counsel Association Seminar: Top 10 Leasing Pitfalls for Corporate CounselBuffalo, NY, 2005 & 2006
- New York State Bar Association Seminar: New Perspectives in Commercial Leasing - Making the Deal in Today's EnvironmentBuffalo, NY, 2002
- Accountant's Continuing Education (ACE) Seminar: Selected Topics on New York State Real EstateSummer 2002
- New York State Bar Association Seminar: Issues in Representing DevelopersBuffalo, NY, Fall 2001
- Syracuse, NY, December 1999
- Toronto, ON, June 1999
Professional Associations
Terry is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and the American Bar Association.
From 2002 to 2006, he served as an outside director to a publicly traded, NASDAQ-listed company—a position that culminated in his chairing the board committee responsible for negotiating the sale of the company through a tender offer. Beginning in 2010, Terry has served as a guest lecturer on construction law matters for the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Community & Pro Bono
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Member, Historic Preservation Board: City of Buffalo
- Trustee, Daemen College
- Corporate Counsel, Martin House Restoration Corporation
- Member, Dean's Advisory Council: University at Buffalo School of Law
- Past President, Board of Directors: University at Buffalo School of Law, Alumni Association
- Past Chair, Board of Trustees: Meals on Wheels for Western New York, Inc.
- Past Chair, Board of Trustees: Goodwill Industries of Western New York, Inc.
- Past Trustee, Erie Community College Foundation
- Past Trustee, University at Buffalo Foundation