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Steve Edwards

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Manatt Real Estate
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  • sedwards@manatt.com
  • Phone: 714.371.2546
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  • Orange County
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Education
  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 1973
    Root-Tilden Scholar
    Law Review (1971–1973)

    Lehigh University, B.A., with high honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1969

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Steve Edwards is a partner in the Orange County office.

Steve has a broad background in real estate and real estate law, including in‑house experience in the real estate industry, and serving as co-chair of the real estate practice for an international law firm. He has been active in virtually all aspects of the acquisition, sale, exchange, financing, ground leasing, leasing, and development of improved and unimproved real estate for both individual and institutional clients. His practice has emphasized the representation of both developers and capital providers in the formation of joint ventures, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies for the acquisition and development of housing and commercial properties.

Steve also has considerable experience representing lenders, partners, and landlords in workout situations, including the evaluation, purchase and sale of nonperforming loans, REO, and distressed assets in individual and portfolio transactions.

Steve’s clients have included pension advisors, fund sponsors, real estate investment trusts, investment banking firms, commercial banks, residential and commercial developers, and a number of individual real estate investors.

Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America, 2023

Southern California Super Lawyers

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business

The Best Lawyers in America

Selected, Top Rated Lawyer in Real Estate Law

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Memberships

Admitted to practice in California

Member, California Bar Association, Real Property Law Section

 

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Publications

Steve Edwards

Co-author, “Tips for Commercial Mortgage Borrowers Affected by COVID,” Law360, April 20, 2020.

Co-author, “How Borrowers Can Respond to the Real Estate Downturn,” Law360, April 13, 2020.

Co-author, “The Multifamily Upcycle Still Has Legs,” Multi-Housing News, October 24, 2014.

Quoted, “HighTechLending Brings David Smith on Board,” GlobeSt.com, September 9, 2014.

Co-author, “The Rise of Private Fund Lenders,” GlobeSt.com, July 28, 2014.

Steve in the News

  • 08.18.22

    86 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers Guide

    Eighty-six Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each ...

  • 08.18.22

    Five Manatt Professionals Named Lawyers of the Year in Best Lawyers ...

    Best Lawyers in America named five Manatt attorneys “Lawyer of the Year” for 2023 – Christine Reilly, Donald Meaders and ...

  • 08.19.21

    77 Manatt Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers 2022 Guide

    Seventy-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers ...

  • 08.20.20

    Best Lawyers in America Names 76 Manatt Attorneys to 2021 List

    Seventy-six Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in America report, which recognizes the nation’s leading...

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Steve's Articles

  • 06.03.20

    CRE Loan Defaults: A Brief Guide for Lenders and Borrowers

    Manatt Real Estate partners Clayton Gantz and Steve Edwards, and senior counsel Tom Muller coauthored an article for ...



  • 04.13.20

    How Borrowers Can Respond to the Real Estate Downturn

    Manatt Real Estate partners Clayton Gantz and Steve Edwards, and senior counsel Tom Muller co-authored an article for Law360 on how borrowers ...



  • 10.24.14

    The Multifamily Upcycle Still Has Legs

    The multifamily for-rent housing sector remains strong and is continuing to attract capital investment. With demand for apartments consistently ...



  • 07.28.14

    The Rise of Private Fund Lenders

    Many have attributed the financial crisis that started in late 2007 in significant part to fallout from the home mortgage meltdown. Less ...



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Steve's Newsletters

  • 04.21.20

    How Borrowers Can Respond to the Real Estate Downturn

    Blood, Sweat and Tears may or may not have had Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation in mind when they penned the lyrics to their hit ...

  • 04.21.20

    Tips for Commercial Mortgage Borrowers Affected by COVID

    We are going to go out on a limb and guess that almost all borrowers will have occasion, in the coming weeks and months, to speak to their mortgage ...



Steve's Events and Webinars

  • 05.21.20

    Unmasking Best Practices for CRE Lenders During the COVID-19 Downturn

    With the impact of COVID-19 causing an economic downturn and, consequently, a potential recession for commercial real estate, lenders are now being ...



  • 04.08.20

    You Are Not “A Loan”: How CRE Borrowers Should Approach Lenders With ...

    In today’s unsettled environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many commercial loan borrowers are currently trying to determine how to best ...



  • 01.14.11

    Manatt Sponsors IMN's 8th Annual Winter Forum on Real Estate ...

    Manatt is pleased to sponsor IMN's 8th Annual Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing taking place January 12-14, ...

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