Ms Laurie Grasso > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner and Co-Chair of the Global Real Estate Practice

Career

Laurie represents real estate private equity funds, companies, REITs, investors, family offices and other property owners in structuring and closing real estate transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions, developments, financings, portfolio transactions, preferred equity investments, leasing and real estate joint ventures. Her work touches all asset classes, including office, multifamily, mixed-use, affordable housing, hospitality, life sciences, retail and condominium. Laurie also has an active capital markets and fund practice, representing investors in joint venture transactions and sophisticated fund and tax structuring. Additionally, Laurie works on corporate real estate acquisitions of private and public real estate companies.

 

As an accomplished deal maker, Laurie guides her clients in some the highest profile real estate transactions in the country, becoming a trusted member of their businesses. She’s involved in numerous charitable organizations, including heading the firm’s partnership with Project Destined—an organization that trains and finds job opportunities for diverse candidates in real estate. She also co-founded Rebuilding New York’s “She Builds” program with real estate female executives. As a frequent speaker, she’s sought after by industry publications for her professional insights. Also, given her contributions to the industry, Real Estate Forum inducted her into their extremely exclusive “Women of Influence Hall of Fame.”

Memberships

Admitted to the New Jersey and New York State Bars

Education

  • JD, Brooklyn Law School, 1999
  • BS, University at Buffalo, 1995

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate finance

Led by a trio of well-respected market figures, Howard Schreiber in Dallas and Laurie Grasso and Brett Gross in New York, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP continues to grow its offering its offering in affordable housing, life sciences and health care sectors. The firm routinely represents secondary market participants in the purchase and sale of real estate debt instruments, as well as advising a domestic and international lenders on financing of office, retail, industrial, hotel, data centers, multifamily and mixed-use properties. It also has significant experience with workouts and restructurings of existing financings, foreclosure on defaulted mortgage and mezzanine loans and the sale of REO properties. Peter Mignone and Matthew Halal are the other key figures in New York, and are recommended for mortgage, mezzanine, hospitality and construction lending.

United States > Real estate > Real estate

Led by Howard Schreiber  in Dallas and Laurie Grasso and Brett Gross out of New York, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP leverages bench strength nationwide to advise on high-end acquisitions and sales, financing, property development and leasing work, particularly in the affordable housing, and life sciences and health care sectors. Also in Dallas, Jeff Giese and Katy Carmical counsel global private equity firms, opportunity funds, and developers on a wide range of real estate assets including multifamily, retail, office, industrial, hospitality and golf. Other key New York-based lawyers include Anthony Bonan and associate Paul Greco.