Morrison Foerster

Morrison Foerster advises a wide range of prominent real estate lenders, including commercial and investment banks, mortgage REITs, and debt funds, on complex financings. The team is particularly active on large syndicated term and construction loans, CMBS transactions, and structures involving multiple layers of debt, as well as handling distressed real estate matters and advising data center clients on facility acquisitions. The group is led from New York by Mark Edelstein, who brings extensive experience representing lenders in syndicated, securitized, and participatory loan arrangements, aswell as mezzanine financings, and complex real estate workouts. In California, Thomas Fileti and Philip Levine advise on joint venture structuring, acquisitions, dispositions, and ground lease transactions, while Susannah Cupp focuses on syndicated, portfolio, mezzanine, and construction loans. Keith Print, based between Miami and New York, and New York-based Christopher Delson regularly advise on complex syndicated mortgage, mezzanine, and credit facilities. Also in New York, Jeffrey Temple is a key contact for the acquisition, financing, development, operation, and sale of large commercial real estate assets, and Tushna Gamadia is also recommended.