Overview
Our team of commercial real estate and finance lawyers provides clients with a multidisciplinary approach that spans the spectrum of real estate finance and investment at all levels of the capital stack. Our clients include landowners, developers, investment funds, real estate investment trusts, architects, construction companies, brokers, many of the country’s largest and most sophisticated commercial banks, life insurance companies, commercial mortgage bankers, Wall Street investors, government-sponsored enterprises, private equity funds, conduits, originators, master and special servicers, pension fund advisers, rating agencies, and other institutional clients. We advise clients on all forms of finance, including acquisition, refinancing, development, and more. We work closely with clients to achieve business and legal objectives through the highest quality legal work coupled with unparalleled business acumen, consistent communication, and efficient project management.
COVID-19 Impacts on Commercial Real Estate
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented and significant impact on the commercial real estate landscape. We are uniquely situated to understand the challenges facing our clients. We have been active contributors to the evolution of the commercial real estate market over the years and have extensive experience with prior economic downturns as well as rising markets. We have a deep and nuanced understanding of the constituencies that are seeking durable solutions to the evolving challenge of the global pandemic. We are here to help you navigate through these unprecedented times by bringing a deep and thorough understanding of the legal issues to these questions, combined with a pragmatic understanding of when business considerations must prevail.
We help clients design and implement the right solutions to the array of problems that occur when dealing with troubled real estate loans in highly structured financings. Our innovative and customized methods have consistently been effective in achieving negotiated, value-maximizing solutions to even the most complex, antagonistic, and litigious creditor relationships. We possess the experience necessary to conclude a successful restructuring or, if necessary, the timely pursuit of legal remedies for troubled projects. Our lawyers have extensive experience nationally with creative loan workout or enforcement strategies, including forbearances, loan modifications, loan sales, discounted payoffs, appointing receivers, perfecting assignments of rents, handling foreclosure proceedings, and implementing other problem resolution structures, techniques, and remedies.
In all aspects of the business cycle, we provide our clients with effective strategies to protect their rights and maximize the recovery of their assets. Over the years, we have handled billions of dollars in restructurings and workouts.