Mr Steven Lichtenfeld > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP
11 TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

CORPORATE

Position

Steven L. Lichtenfeld is co-head of Proskauer’s market-leading Real Estate Capital Markets and Real Estate Finance Groups and a founding member of Proskauer’s Private Equity Real Estate Group. He regularly advises real estate funds, REITs, sovereign wealth funds, institutional lenders, specialty lenders, hedge funds, and pension advisors regarding public offerings and private placements of real estate-related debt and equity securities, real estate-related mergers and acquisitions, real estate preferred equity investments and joint ventures, real estate-related senior and mezzanine financings and other corporate, partnership and limited liability company matters.

Steven has been widely recognized as a driving force in the real estate capital markets and finance space during his forty year career.

Steven has a unique skill set that allows him to quarterback a broad spectrum of transactions including public REIT offerings (both traded and non-traded), real estate mergers and acquisitions, real estate preferred equity investments and joint ventures and real estate recapitalizations and reorganizations.

Steven also counsels his public REIT and other clients on a broad range of corporate, securities and business-related matters, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and other aspects of corporate governance, disclosure issues and compliance matters as well as defensive measures and takeover tasks.

Steven is a prolific author and speaker, having penned numerous articles and lectured before dozens of organizations throughout the country on various real estate capital markets, real estate private equity and real estate finance topics. Steven is also a member of the Board of Spark Youth NYC and is active on his Urban Land Institute council, UDMUC Bronze.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

Proskauer Rose LLP remains active in the non-traded REITs space, with a strong record in advising on a range of matters ranging from formation and structuring, to evaluating and pursuing mergers and listings. The group counts major financial institutions and dedicated investment funds as key clients, including Blackstone, Digitalbridge and Morgan Stanley. The team also has the capability to handle a full-range of transactional work; co-head Steven Lichtenfeld  is a key name on IPOs, equity and debt financings. Fellow co-head Michael Choate  is vastly experienced in capital markets, major M&A and corporate finance issues.