Hogan Lovells US LLP regularly advises lenders, funds, developers, investors, and property owners on mezzanine loan originations, acquisitions, and refinancings across asset classes. The broader real estate practice is co-led by Denver-based Lea Ann Fowler, who advises borrowers and lenders on debt and equity financing structures, while Ana Tenzer focuses on mortgage and asset portfolios, alongside structured loan and credit facilities. In New York, Brian Diamond advises real estate opportunity funds, while Elizabeth Akerman handles real estate investment and development transactions for institutional and non-institutional owners, investment managers, and developers.
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Key clients
- VICI Properties
- Welltower, Inc.
- Ares Management
- Related Fund Management
- Calmwater Capital
- Civitas Capital Group
- Morgan Stanley
- JPMorgan Asset Management
- Bow River Capital
- Walker and Dunlop Investment Partners
- Cain International
Work highlights
Advised VICI Properties in multiple transactions, including a US$300m investment into a mezzanine loan related to the development of One Beverly Hills, a 17.5-acre luxury master planned development.
Advised Carr Properties in the US$650m refinancing of 1-million-square-foot trophy office building, One Congress, in Boston, MA.
Represented Cain International in its acquisition and financing of the Dominick Hotel in New York City.
Practice head
Lea Ann Fowler; Jeffrey Keitelman
Other key lawyers
Ana Tenzer; Brian Diamond; Elizabeth Akerman