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Mr Steven Wilner

Position
Steven L. Wilner is a partner based in the New York office. Mr. Wilner’s practice focuses on financial and corporate matters, ranging from global real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development and finance to international mergers and acquisitions and restructurings, including private equity investments and joint ventures. He regularly represents major financial institutions, corporations and sovereigns in their largest and most complex real estate transactions, and frequently speaks on all aspects of real estate transactions and law.
Career
Mr. Wilner joined the firm in 1988 and became a partner in 1997. Mr. Wilner spent 2001-2005 as a partner in Tokyo.
Memberships
Mr. Wilner is a member of the Bar in New York and a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Education
Mr. Wilner received a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law in 1988, where he was the 1987-1988 Blaustein Fellow of International Human Rights. He received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University in 1985.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Real estate
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton‘s real estate group is a New York-based team with a record of advising clients on high-profile real estate acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financings, and restructurings. Recently, the firm has pivoted to handle workouts and restructurings for distressed assets struggling in the market. The team is led Daniel Reynolds, who is a specialist in domestic and international real estate transactions, particularly those involving financing aspects. Joseph Lanzkron represents clients on complex real estate financings, debt restructurings and joint ventures, and Steven Wilner is noted for his focus on assisting sovereign wealth funds.
United States > Real estate > Real estate finance
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton covers the full spectrum of real estate finance matters including mortgage loan originations, acquisitions of a whole host of asset classes. and joint ventures. The firm is well versed in distressed matters, routinely handling significant debt restructuring, the refinancing of loans, and modifications. The team is also increasingly representing clients on the formation of credit and real estate investing platforms. Daniel Reynolds heads the team, which is rounded out in New York with Steven Wilner and Joseph Lanzkron. Wilner is sought after for advice on key acquisitions and investments. Reynolds is well positioned to advise on real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures and continues to advise Brookfield Real Estate Finance Partners as lender on major loans. Lanzkron represents both borrowers and lenders and has advised Goldman Sachs on multiple high value loan originations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Tax > Financial products
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Finance > Project finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense