David Drewes > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Offices
787 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States
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United States > Real estate > Real estate
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP‘s expertise spans the full spectrum of real estate transactions, leasing, and financing, both on the borrower and sponsor side. The practice is particularly active in commercial transactions involving office, retail, hospitality and gaming, life sciences, data centers and mixed-use properties. New York based David Drewes and Thomas Henry co-head the department alongside property finance expert, Krystyna Blakeslee , with further assistance from Misty Sanford in Los Angeles.
United States > Real estate > Real estate finance
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has considerably expanded its practice, starting with the expansion of its Los Angeles office which welcomed chair of the west coast office, Misty Sanford, along with partners Karen Lorang and Aimee Contreras-Camua who moved over from Munger, Tolles & Olson in October 2022. New York’s Christine Murphy lends her expertise in balance sheet financings, permanent and bridge loan originations, construction loans, and workouts and restructurings. Head of real estate finance, Krystyna Blakeslee ,also in New York, focuses on origination, acquisition and disposition of mortgage loans, mezzanine financings and subordinate debt. National real estate co-chairs Thomas Henry and David Drewes are also highly respected attorneys, based in New York.
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- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
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- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
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- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
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- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
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- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
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- Environment > Environment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense