Christina is the Practice Group Leader for Real Estate at Frost Brown Todd and serves on the firm’s Compensation Committee. With over twenty years of diversified experience in commercial real estate, her practice focuses on the acquisition, disposition, leasing, development and financing of retail, shopping center, restaurant, office, industrial and warehouse projects with an emphasis on representing clients in the franchise/hospitality and healthcare industries.
Ancillary to her real estate practice, she also represent clients in the telecommunications industry, including telecommunications carriers, wireless equipment vendors and service providers, hotels, universities and entrepreneurs with respect to cell site leases, acquisitions and dispositions, Distributed Antenna System (โDASโ) agreements, license and marketing agreements, easement agreements and revenue share agreements.
Christina is also a member of the Board of Managers of Frost Brown Toddโs title agency, Multi-State Title Agency LLC. Multi-State is an agent for six title insurance underwriters including Chicago Title Insurance Company, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, First American Title Insurance Company, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Stewart Title Guaranty Company.
She isย also active in the local community.ย Most notable among herย civic and charitableย contributions is her serviceย to the American Red Cross,ย Cincinnati Ballet Company andย American Heart Association.
Represented publicly traded real estate investment trust in the sale of an industrial/warehouse portfolio of properties in a deal valued at just under $1 billion.
Represented New York-based investment firm conducting title due diligence for the acquisition of 3,000 residential assets in a compressed time frame for a transaction valued at $500 million.
Represented private equity firm in acquisition of publicly held restaurant operation involving 270 locations across 32 states in a transaction valued at $335 million.
Represented major department store in sale of property located at a mixed-use project in greater San Francisco, California metropolitan area and short-term leaseback.
Represented developer in numerous land acquisition and build-to-suit lease transactions with nationโs largest operator of rural lifestyle retail stores in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Maryland and West Virginia.
Represented regional healthcare system in its acquisition of an existing facility located on a 70-acre campus, which involved negotiation of a complex separation plan and master services utility agreement to address the cost allocation and separation of electricity, chilled water, compressed air and steam for the facility and the portion of the property retained by the seller.
Represented publicly traded restaurant operation in disposition of 80 locations in 3 states in a deal valued at $175 million.
Represented privately held restaurant operation in acquisition of 76 locations in 3 states.
Represented regional telecommunications provider in leasing of over 200,000 square feet of Class A office space for consolidated corporate headquarters.
Represented national department store chain in connection with all aspects of its retail real estate portfolio.
Represented publicly held regional telecommunications company with all aspects of its real estate portfolio.
Represented purchaser of industrial park property for construction of a multimillion-dollar fulfillment center.
Represented corporate client in negotiation of a building lease in Southeast Asia.
Represented restaurant franchise owner/operator in acquiring locations throughout the region through lease or purchase.
Represented corporate clients in acquisition and disposition of shopping center, office, industrial, data center, and warehouse space.
Represented retailers, financial institutions, hotel operators, developers and owners in connection with commercial leases, including ground leases and sale-leaseback transactions.
Represented clients in the purchase and sale of business and assets, entity formation, and business strategy and planning.
Represented nonprofit organization regarding leasing of its headquarters, including a long-term ground lease.
Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., 1995
Moot Court Society, National Team
Hispanic Law Students Association, President
Indiana University, B.A., 1992
Leadership Cincinnati, Class 40
WE Lead, Classย II
Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Class XIV
Cincy Magazine, Cincy Leading Lawyer, Real Estate
Cincinnati Ballet 45th Anniversary Honoree
Inspiring Arts Volunteer of the Year, Inspire Cincinnati/Cincinnati Enquirer
Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
International Council of Shopping Centers
Commercial Real Estate Women
Cincinnati Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Heart Association, Go Red for Women Executive Leadership Team (2015 โ 2016); Open Your Heart Committee (2016 โ 2020)
American Red Cross, Greater Cincinnati-Dayton Region, Board of Directors, Board Officer and Chair of Leadership Development Committee (2011 โ 2020); Alumni Advisory Board (2020-present)
University of Cincinnati Real Estate Center, BEARE Board Member, Board of Executive Advisors in Real Estate (2020 โย present)
Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky,ย Member (2020 โ present)
Cincinnati Ballet Company,ย Board of Trustees & Executive Committee (2004 โ 2012); BRAVO!, President (2004 โ 2012); Sustaining Trustee (2012 โ present); รtoile, Chair (2017 โ 2018)
Commercial Real Estate Women, Board of Directors, Sponsorship Liaison (2017 โ 2019)
Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA, Member (2009 โ 2015)
International Council of Shopping Centers, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania (โOKIMPโ) Retail Development & Law Symposium, Planning Committee (2018 โ present)
Xavier University, Williams College of Business, Executive Mentor (2007 -2013)
Real Estate Practice Group Leader
Compensation Committee, Member
Finance Committee, Former Member
Nominating Committee, Former Member
Keynote, “A Retail Conversation: Trends, Education and Lending,” ICSC+Law Symposium, Columbus, OH, March 3, 2023
Speaker, “Re-Engineering the Traditional Shopping Center REA: Whatโs Past is Prologue, or Is it?,” ICSC U.S. Law Conference, Orlando, FL, October 28, 2022
Speaker, โI Will Survive (and Thrive): Getting through the Pandemic as a Retailer,โ ICSC OKIMP Retail Development & Law Symposium, Columbus, OH, 2021
Speaker, โThat was Then, This is Now:ย Dealing with Existing REAs in Todayโs Evolving Retail Centers,โ ICSC OKIMP Retail Development & Law Symposium, Columbus, OH, 2019
Roundtable Leader, โOutparcel Development: Approvals, Restrictions and Challenges -OH MY!โ ICSC U.S. Law Conference, Orlando, FL, 2018
Roundtable Leader, โPop Goes the Retail Shop: Leasing Considerations,โ ICSC U.S. Law Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2017
Speaker โThe Clock is Ticking! Pop-Up Leasing in an Evolving Retail World,โ ICSC OKIMP Retail Development & Law Symposium, Columbus, OH, 2017
Roundtable Leader, โDidnโt See that Coming: Implied Operating Covenants,โ ICSC U.S. Law Conference, Hollywood, FL, 2016
September 14, 2020
CDC Orders Freeze on Residential Evictions until December 31, 2020
April 14, 2020
Issues Facing the Commercial Leasing Industry during the COVID-19ย Pandemic
March 26, 2019
Frost Brown Todd 2019 Leadership Appointments Include Five Women
June 24, 2011
Christina M. Sprecher Elected to American Red Cross Board of Directors
June 28, 2023 | Corporate Transparency Act
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April 11, 2023 | Press Releases
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May 26, 2022 | Failed-Bank Response Team
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February 19, 2022 | Blogs
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November 14, 2021 | Blogs
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August 28, 2021 | Blogs
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September 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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April 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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March 26, 2019 | Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Belonging
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