Evan Levy > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Offices
767 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
NEW YORK
United States
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Evan Levy
Position
Co-Head of Weil’s Real Estate practice
Career
Evan Levy is Co-Head of Weil’s Real Estate practice. He focuses on real estate financings, private equity funds, workouts and restructurings, development projects, REITs and securities offerings. Evan has broad experience in all aspects of complex real estate transactions, representing borrowers and lenders; purchasers and sellers; fund sponsors and investors; debtors and creditors; developers and equity investors; and issuers and investors in all real estate asset classes. His key clients include Amherst Holdings, Brookfield, GIC, King Street, Lendlease and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
Education
Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995); Union College (M.B.A., 1995); University at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP‘s is well-versed in mergers, acquisitions, and large investments, in addition to sales, loan negotiations, debt structuring, and financings. Based in New York, the team is co-led by Phillip Rosen, recommended for his transaction and restructuring experience where he often acts on behalf of major private equity groups, funds, and institutions. Fellow co-head Evan Levy is particularly prominent for his financing, workout, and development project expertise, along with his strong track record in REIT work and securities offerings. Jannelle Seales is another key member of the team on acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures, as is Pejman Razavilar on joint ventures, financings, and investment vehicles.
United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP represents key real estate companies and public REITs in REIT transactions. Clientele seek out the team for its expertise on formation of joint ventures, debt offerings, acquisitions and divestments, and distressed matters. Team lead Philip Rosen uses his background in real estate and infrastructure to advise on REIT acquisitions and debt cases, while co-lead Evan Levy excels in REIT transactions, focusing on REIT formations. Also noted is Jannelle Seales who centers her work on M&A, divestitures, and joint ventures. All aforementioned lawyers are based in New York. Michael Bond has retired from practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Real estate United States > Real estate
- Real estate investment trusts (REITs) United States > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense