Michigan law firm hires partner for SWFL office

Michigan law firm Varnum has brought on Southwest Florida real estate attorney Charles Thomson as a partner, based out of its Naples office.

Thomson has spent the past three years as chief legal officer for Fort Myers-based Seagate Development. Prior to Seagate, Thomson spent nearly a decade with Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester P.A.

Thomson's practice, according to a statement from Varnum, which has more than 180 attorneys in seven offices throughout Michigan and Florida, includes representing clients in a variety of commercial and residential real estate transactions, as well as development and redevelopment projects, commercial leasing, construction, equity and debt structuring and business entity/joint venture formations. He has represented public and private developers, contractors, lenders and investors in projects including multi-phased retirement communities, multifamily apartment complexes, mixed use asset and residential and non-residential condominium projects.