The real estate finance group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has an enviable client list, representing leading real estate lenders, operators and developers on high-value acquisitions and construction loans of all asset types. The firm has recently been active in the hospitality and leisure, student housing, logistics, multifamily and data center sectors. Investment firms, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices also rely on the team for various financing matters. Core to the practice is assisting clients on the full gamut of matters including mortgage and mezzanine loans, joint ventures, preferred equity investments, funds work and distressed issues such as loan modifications and workouts. Seasoned real estate experts Eric Feuerstein and Jesse Sharf jointly lead the practice from New York (NY) and Los Angeles respectively. Feuerstein is highly experienced in joint ventures, lending transactions and debt purchases while Sharf is renowned for his expertise in workouts, syndications, and construction and mezzanine lending. Also in NY is the reputed Michael Weinberger who recently worked on a major financing of logistic facilities for lead lender Goldman Sachs. The NY office houses Noam Haberman who represents banks and funds as both borrowers and lenders, focusing on the origination, purchase, and sale of the full breadth of loan types. In NY, syndicated, securitized, and single-lender loans are a mainstay of Aaron Beim’s practice while Krystyna Blakeslee, who joined from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in 2024, concentrates on major commercial real estate transactions and Eric Meer proficiently navigates construction and development-related transactions. San Francisco-based Kahlil Yearwood is highlighted for complex portfolio loan transactions. Other stand-out practitioners include Farshad Morè from Century City, who represents opportunity and private equity funds and REITs, Drew Flowers, and Mike Szczurek from Los Angeles. Victoria Shusterman left in 2024.
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Work Department
Aaron's practice focuses on the representation of a variety of institutional real estate investors (as lenders and borrowers) in the origination, workout, restructuring, sale, and purchase of structured financings, including syndicated, securitized, and single lender mortgage and mezzanine loans (including construction, bridge and permanent loans); preferred equity investments; corporate, repurchase, subscription, and other credit facilities; and the negotiation and/or analysis of participation, intercreditor, and pooling and servicing agreements. He also represents investors in acquisitions, sales, the negotiation of joint venture agreements and warehouse lending.
Career
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Testimonials
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- 'Extremely business-minded and think fully through all potential scenarios to protect our interests.'
Key clients
- KKR Rockpoint Group, L.L.C. MSD Partners Brookfield Property Partners LP Trinity Investments, L.L.C. RXR Realty LLC Welltower Sixth Street Partners Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. Welltower Apollo Cerberus TPG Elliott Management IPI Partners Hackman Capital Fortress Centerbridge
Work highlights
Advised KKR on its largest-ever multifamily portfolio purchase in a deal worth $2.1B for 18 assets with more than 5,200 apartment units across the country.
Advised KKR on its largest-ever student housing portfolio purchase in a deal worth $1.64B for 19 purpose-built, premium assets.
Advised MSD Partners, L.P., as borrower, in a $1B refinancing from Citibank as lender, secured by The Boca Raton, a luxury resort and club in Boca Raton, Florida.