University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1983
Order of the Coif
Virginia Law Review

Princeton University, B.A., cum laude, 1979

Joint Venture Developments:

• Representing a pension fund in the formation of a joint venture for the development of an office building in New Jersey, entering into the general construction contract and obtaining construction and permanent financing
• Representing a pension fund in the formation of a joint venture for the development of an apartment building in New Jersey, entering into the general construction contract and obtaining construction and permanent financing
• Representing a private equity fund in the contribution of vacant land, formation of a joint venture for the development of an apartment building in Manhattan, entering into a general construction contract and obtaining construction financing
• Representing a private equity funding in formation of a joint venture for the development of a mixed-use project in Connecticut and entering into a general construction contract

Acquisitions:

• Representing a pension fund in the acquisition of a Class A office building in Manhattan and in obtaining acquisition financing
• Representing a pension fund in the acquisition of a Class A office building in Washington, D.C.
• Representing a private equity fund in the acquisition of an apartment building in Manhattan
• Representing a pension fund in the acquisition of apartment buildings in suburban Philadelphia through “forward commitments”
• Representing an institutional investor in the acquisition of a 50% interest in a Class A office building in Atlanta
• Representing pension fund in the acquisition of a 49% interest in a Class A office building in Washington, D.C.
• Representing a pension fund in the acquisition of a 38% interest in a portfolio of rent-regulated apartment buildings in Queens
• Representing a pension fund in the acquisition of a portfolio of warehouses in Illinois
• Representing a high-net-worth investor in the acquisition of a portfolio of newly constructed, grocery store-anchored shopping centers in Florida

Dispositions:

• Representing a pension fund in the sale of an office building in Manhattan
• Representing a shopping center owner in the disposition of a portfolio of shopping centers
• Representing high net worth investors in the surrender of a ground lease and master lease covering a Class B office building in Manhattan
• Representing a pension fund in the sale of an office building in Washington, D.C.
• Representing a pension fund in the sale of an apartment complex in suburban Philadelphia
• Representing a pension fund in the sale of an office building in New Jersey
• Representing high net worth investors in the sale of fee interest in a warehouse to the ground lessee
• Representing the lender in the sale of an underperforming mortgage loan secured by a Class A office building in Manhattan to the borrower

Lending:

• Representing a German bank in an acquisition, construction and leasing costs loan secured by three California office properties
• Representing a German bank in a construction and mezzanine loan secured by two Chicago condominium projects
• Representing a Canadian lender in a construction loan on a research and development facility and negotiating the ground lease with the ground lessor
• Representing a Canadian lender in the restructuring of a defaulted loan secured by an office building and the subsequent sale and financing of the office building on behalf of the lender

Public/Private Transactions:

• Representing Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) in ground leasing of a retail/entertainment complex on 42nd Street
• Representing ESDC in ground leasing a hotel on 42nd Street
• Representing the private retail operator in entering into a joint venture and construction agreement with the Port Authority for the development and operation of the retail center at WTC
• Representing the private retail operator in the acquisition of the Port Authority’s joint venture interest in the WTC retail center

Leasing:

• Representing the landlord in a 400,000+ square foot lease for a Class A office building in Midtown
• Representing the landlord in a 300,000+ square foot lease for a Class A office building in Midtown
• Representing the private retail operator in master leasing the Fulton Transit Center from the MTA
• Representing a law firm in subleasing two floors to another law firm

Miscellaneous:

• Representing an insurance company sponsor in the formation of a dollar- and euro-denominated fund to invest in European real estate operating companies
• Representing an insurance company in the formation of a joint venture to invest in the development, construction and sale of housing in Brazil
• Representing a private equity fund in the formation of a limited partnership to purchase a portfolio of properties located in Virginia and to sell equity interests in the limited partnership
• Representing a private equity fund in the formation of a limited partnership to purchase a Class A office building in New York City and to sell equity interests in the limited partnership