Steven Lurie at Greenberg Glusker LLP advises developers and high-net-worth clients on complex real estate transactions nationwide. Recent matters include multi-million-dollar portfolio acquisitions and financing for a large-scale private developer, a multi-million-dollar redevelopment and construction financing project in Texas, and the negotiation of a 65-year ground lease. Lurie handles acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and development projects, often serving as outside general counsel to long-standing clients and quarterbacking related litigation or regulatory matters.
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Greenberg Glusker partner Steven Lurie is one of the nation’s preeminent real estate attorneys. He advises and represents primarily developers, investors, borrowers, landlords and tenants in a variety of transactions. Over the past two years, he was the lead lawyer on over $5.5B in transactions involving real estate in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

He maintains a diverse practice that includes development projects, acquisitions and sales, financing transactions, leasing and joint venture transactions. Read more about Steve’s real estate experience >>

Steve is also a nationally renowned golf course attorney, having created a niche market in the golf industry for his firm. He has handled sale, purchase, lease, finance, management agreement and other transactions for golf industry clients involving 269 golf courses in 31 states. Read more about Steve’s golf course experience >>

Clients engage Steve for counsel on structuring complex transactions and developing creative strategies to get deals done, believing he will find a way to help them achieve their objectives in virtually any situation. Clients turn to him to provide not just legal advice, but also business advice and judgment, especially during economic downturns. One client noted Steve’s “phenomenal business sense,” while another recognized Steve’s “extensive knowledge of the commercial real estate industry.”

In addition to working diligently to ensure the success of his clients, Steve is equally dedicated to helping members of his community through a variety of endeavors, including his pro bono work for The Maple Counseling Center, as a member of the Advisory Board for the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, and a member of the Board of Directors for the City of Hope Los Angeles Real Estate Council.

Highly respected by those in the real estate industry, Steve has received many accolades, including from Chambers, Daily Journal, Connect CRE, Los Angeles Business Journal, Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers.

Steve’s career is a homegrown success story, having started at Greenberg Glusker as a summer clerk and through perseverance and dedication becoming a mainstay of the firm’s success. He has also served on the firm’s management committee for ten years.

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Professional Affiliations
  • Advisory Board, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
  • Member, Board of Directors, City of Hope Los Angeles Real Estate Council
Education
  • University of California, Berkeley School of Law  (J.D., Order of the Coif)
  • University of California, Berkeley  (B.S.)
    • Business Administration
    • Phi Beta Kappa
    • Beta Gamma Sigma

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Key clients

  • Majestic Realty Co. Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ: PFG) Klingbeil Capital Management LaTerra Development Co. J.S. Rosenfield & Co. Drive Shack (NYSE: DS) American Golf Corporation Turf Star, Inc. Tolkin Group Essential Management

Work highlights

Represented LaTerra Development, LLC in the sale of a 12.5-acre parcel in Irving, Texas, to supermarket chain H-E-B, while also securing financing and negotiating construction contracts for the redevelopment of the adjacent retained parcel into a large-scale self-storage and RV/boat facility.