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Proskauer Rose LLP Offices
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
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Ronald Sernau
Work Department
Real Estate
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Ron Sernau is part of New York’s real estate industry inner circle and has more than 37 years of experience in real estate law. His clients, some of which have relied on his advice for decades, routinely involve him in their strategic decision making. Ron offers clients the insight he has gained by representing opposing interests in similar transactions. He has advised landlords and tenants, lenders and borrowers, purchasers and sellers, equity investors and developers, managers and owners, and brokers and principals.
Ron represents prominent New York City real estate developers in their investments in, and development of, premier properties. Various businesses, from large publicly traded companies to boutique investment firms, engage him to address their real estate concerns. He also provides general legal advice to luxury retailers, with a focus on real estate issues.
At Proskauer, Ron serves as the co-chair of the Real Estate Department.
An avid speaker on real estate topics, Ron has appeared before groups sponsored by the Association of the Bar of The City of New York, the New York Hospitality Council, Inc., the New York State Bar Association, the Georgetown Commercial Leasing Institute, CB Richard Ellis, Inc., the Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate, Practising Law Institute, The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate
(Leading partners)Proskauer Rose LLP‘s real estate practice handles a wide range of transactions and development projects throughout the market. The team acts for a range of clients, including investors, developers, and operators in various matters such as joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, leases, and financings across all real estate asset classes. The real estate team has a national presence, with offices in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, allowing it to advise clients on activities across the US. The team is led by co-head Ronald Sernau of the New York office, who often represents prominent New York City developers in their investments in, and development of, premier properties. Alongside Sernau is Keith Barnett, based in Boston, who counsels clients on a wide range of legal and business real estate matters across the industry, including private equity fund sponsors, life insurance companies, and commercial banks.
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate United States > Real estate
- Real estate finance United States > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Industry focus > Sport
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)