Justin Bender > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Following the major expansion of its Los Angeles and Chicago offices in the last few years, McDermott Will & Emery LLP‘s New York office continues the trend and has welcomed the arrival of partners Megan Vallerie from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Marshall Brozost and Alykhan Shivji from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, and Billy Hildbold from Morrison Foerster, all joining in May 2022. The firm is well-known for its portfolio and representation of private equity clients, institutional investors and developers in acquisitions and dispositions. Global practice chair Jeffrey Steiner is experienced in restructuring, structuring and managing complex real estate debt and equity investments and investment vehicles in the US and worldwide. Justin Bender in Chicago is another key hire from Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Los Angeles’ Mal Serure is the go-to for REITs and Japanese clients.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP‘s Illinois and California offices have seen significant growth under the leadership of David Wolff in Chicago and Mal Serure in Los Angeles, welcoming Justin Bender to the Chicago office from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in February 2022, and a number of associates to the Los Angeles office. New York-based practice head Keith Pattiz is a recognized practitioner in the hospitality sector, representing numerous owners, operators and developers in their financing management agreements, retail leasing and all financing transactions. Also in New York, Scott Weinberg has extensive experience counselling specialty finance companies and REIT’s in the origination of commercial mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity, alongside securitizations, mortgage loan repurchase/warehouse facilities, and syndications.