Loeb & Loeb LLP offers expertise across a plethora of transactional real estate mandates and is rated for its expertise in mortgage financing, preferred equity investments, affordable housing mandates, and commercial leasing. In New York, Raymond Sanseverino advises all key stakeholders in leasing matters, with experience acting on tenant-side and landlord-side issues. Alongside him, Christopher Barbaruolo stands out for his retail sector knowledge and is rated for his ability in property dispositions or equity sales. Nichole Cortese strengthens the team’s presence in New York and is adept at handling lease extensions for REIT clients. Rounding out the team’s presence in New York, Steven Kornblau is noted for his strength in real estate finance, while Victoria Stephanova is proficient in representing clients on projects in New York, Florida, and California. Together, they form the practices leadership quintet. Phil Lerch practices out of the firm’s office in Los Angeles and benefits from a strong finance background. This year he represented Arlene Lestingi in the sale of equity interests in 6 multifamily assets in Manhattan. In January 2025, Gillian Kessler joined the firm from Morrison Cohen LLP.
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Key clients
- American Strategic Investment Co. (Ticker: NYC) No
- Apollo Management Holdings LP No
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- BLDG Management Company
- Brookfield Office Properties Inc.
- Catalyst Housing Group
- The Carlyle Group
- Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC
- Global Net Lease (Ticker: GNL)
- Harbor Group International LLC
- Ivanhoe Cambridge US
- RONBET West 55th Street LLC
- Arlene Lestingi
- National Cooperative Bank (NCB)
- Netflix
- RFR Realty
- Savanna Fund
- SL Green Realty Company
- Trinity Hudson Holdings LLC
- Trinity REIT Inc.
Work highlights
Representing Global Net Lease as seller counsel in dispositions of commercial properties nationwide; as landlord counsel in retail, industrial, and office leasing transactions across multiple states; and as borrower counsel in the modification of a mortgage loan involving a portfolio of net-leased properties across multiple states.
Represented Netflix, one of the world's leading entertainment services, in a 10-year extension of the leases for its four-building, 500,000-square-foot headquarters campus in Los Gatos, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Representing as lead counsel one of the largest public transportation companies in North America and its affiliates in numerous transactions to further the clients’ transportation functions and realize revenue from its large and diverse real estate holdings.
Practice head
Raymond Sanseverino; Christopher Barbaruolo; Steven Kornblau; Victoria Stephanova; Nichole Cortese
Other key lawyers
Peter Strauss; Talia Englander; Brian Helwell; Phil Lerch; Gillian Kessler