Comparative Guide
Blockchain & Crypto Assets
United States
Joseph Hall, Boaz Goldwater & Justin Levine
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP‘s real estate team represents numerous clients from developers and owners to investors and REITs both in the New York market and nationally. With a diverse client base, the firm has extensive experience advising clients in connection with sales and dispositions, joint ventures, financings, and leasing agreements in all of the major asset classes, ranging from office and retail to multifamily and mixed-use properties. Brian Lichter acts as co-head of the real estate practice, based in New York, with a focus on representing property owners, developers, and REITs. Alongside Lichter is co-head Michael Rishty, who brings a wide range of experience including joint ventures and sale-leaseback transactions.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Key clients
- Acadia Realty Trust
- Affinius Capital
- Atlas Holdings
- BentallGreenOak
- Blackstone
- Brookfield Properties
- Cadre
- EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure
- El-Ad Group
- Extell Development Company
- First Mile Properties
- Josh Harris and partners
Work highlights
Advised affiliates of The Related Companies, L.P. and Oxford Properties Group in connection with an investment by JLC Infrastructure in a cogeneration facility at Hudson Yards.
Practice head
Brian Lichter; Michael Rishty
Other key lawyers
Brian Hirsch