Morrison Foerster

Morrison Foerster's real estate group represents a broad spectrum of real estate clients. They have specific expertise in representing a wide range of lenders, including commercial and investment banks, REIT's and debt funds, and are also particularly recognized for their expertise in complex financing arrangements, such as syndicated term and construction loans. The team also has extensive experience across commercial real estate equity and debt transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and joint venture structuring. The real estate practice group at the firm is also recognized for its specialty in sophisticated distressed real estate matters, which range from global restructurings to single-asset and portfolio-level workouts. Based in the firm's New York office, Mark Edelstein serves as the chair of the firm's global real estate group and co-chair of the firm's distressed real estate group. Edelstein has extensive experience representing financial institutions, real estate companies, and more in their highest-profile transactions. Based in the firm's Los Angeles office, Thomas Fileti is the co-chair of the firm's U.S. real estate group and has a sophisticated practice that focuses on representing clients in the investment, financing, development, and disposition of real estate assets. Fileti is supported by Jeffrey Temple, based in the firm's New York office, who serves as the other co-chair of the firm's real estate group and is widely regarded as a specialist within the equity side of real estate transactions.