Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a go-to firm for high-profile lender-side clients, particularly in connection with loan originations for construction, development, and repositioning projects, alongside sophisticated capital markets and back-leverage work. The real estate group is jointly led by Eric Feuerstein in New York and Jesse Sharf in California, both of whom regularly advise on large-scale acquisitions and complex financings. In New York, Michael Weinberger contributes deep structuring expertise across multi-asset financings and frequently advises institutional investors on horizontal and vertical risk retention bond investments, while Krystyna Blakeslee is an expert at originations, acquisitions, and dispositions. Aaron Beim and Noam Haberman are well regarded for their work on back-leverage facilities, note-on-note loans, and other innovative financing structures, while San Francisco-based Kahlil Yearwood is particularly experienced in distressed loan transactions. The practice has seen several notable additions, including Emily Naughton from Mayer Brown in December 2024, David Perechocky from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in August 2025, Frank Mangiatordi from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in October 2025, and Jennifer Yashar from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in October 2025. Alex Meirowitz departed the firm in April 2025.
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Key clients
- Brookfield Property Partners LP
- Cale Street
- Elliott Investment Management L.P.
- MSD Partners, L.P.
- Sculptor Capital Management
- Tyko Capital
Work highlights
Advised affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Special Situations Advisors on their $2 billion acquisition of a portfolio of 227 commercial real estate loans from Atlantic Union Bank.
Advised DivcoWest in one of the largest foreclosure-driven restructurings in Boston’s office market this year, and likely ever: the takeover and repositioning of One Lincoln Street, a 1.1 million-square-foot Class A tower in the city’s Financial District.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Eric Feuerstein; Jesse Sharf
Other key lawyers
Michael Weinberger; Krystyna Blakeslee; Aaron Beim; Noam Haberman; Kahlil Yearwood; Emily Naughton; David Perechocky; Frank Mangiatordi; Jennifer Yashar