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
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Work Department

Corporate; Capital Markets

Position

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

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

Steven also counsels his public REIT and infrastructure 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 finance

Proskauer Rose LLP has a comprehensive real estate finance practice, drawing on multidisciplinary strengths and practitioners to counsel clients across a broad spectrum of matters, from the acquisition and workout of large loan and asset portfolios to the restructuring of real estate debt at every tranche level. The team has four practice heads: Steven Lichtenfeld, David Weinberger, and Ronald Sernau in New York and Keith Barnett in Boston. Lichtenfeld distinguishes himself for his deep knowledge of the digital infrastructure sector while Weinberger is experienced in the origination and securitization of complex mortgage and mezzanine loans.