Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has a large team of dedicated real estate lawyers located throughout the US. The breadth of the practice is evidenced by the range of matters it handles, routinely working on transactions, financings, workouts, litigation, and enforcement matters. Regularly acting for large clients, the firm represents real estate private equity funds, family offices, public funds, private developers, insurance companies as well as data center operators and owners. Based in the New York office, Eric Feuerstein co-heads the practice, concentrating on financings, debt purchases, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, and developments. Alongside Feuerstein is co-head Jesse Sharf, based in the Century City office, who has decades of experience including extensive representation of all types of investors, lenders, and developers, in both Southern California and on a national and international scale. Elsewhere, key support is provided by Prerna Soni in New York, Sara Brazao Ferreira in Houston, and Ryan Dosh in Los Angeles.
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Testimonials
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- 'Very hard-working, dedicated and thoughtful. I view the Gibson Dunn team as an extension of ours and they are always practical, solution oriented and frankly an extension of our business unit. They are more business-minded than other groups I have worked with.'
- 'Extremely intelligent and knowledgeable about NY real estate matters.'
- 'Very responsive, industry leaders.'
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
Work highlights
- Advised KKR on a large multifamily portfolio purchase in a deal worth $2.1B for 18 assets with more than 5,200 apartment units across the US.
- Advised KKR on a large student housing portfolio purchase in a deal worth $1.64bn for 19 purpose-built, premium assets.
- Advised MSD Partners, L.P., as borrower, in a $1bn refinancing from Citibank as lender, secured by The Boca Raton, a luxury resort and club in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Practice head
Eric Feuerstein; Jesse Sharf
Other key lawyers
Prerna Soni; Sara Brazao Ferreira; Ryan Dosh