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McDermott Will & Emery LLP

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McDermott Will & Emery LLP‘s real estate team has considerable expertise when structuring acquisition transactions, handling financial commitments, and steering leasing agreements and management arrangements. Furthermore, the practice has a distinct prominence in the market regarding the hospitality space, particularly when concerned with the hotel and related food and beverage sectors. David Wolff co-heads the US real estate practice, and leads the Chicago practice, with particular experience advising major private equity firms and REIT clients. Mal Serure, of the Los Angeles office, works alongside Wolff and is experienced in advising lenders and borrowers in mortgage and mezzanine loan financing and preferred equity transactions. In New York, Keith Pattiz is noted for his specialism in commercial leasing, sales, financing, and hotel transactions.
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  • ‘McDermott Emery's Real Estate practice stands out for several key reasons, making it an excellent choice for clients, particularly those from Japan.' 

  • ‘Mal Serure is based in their LA office, and has an excellent workstyle.’

  • ‘The McDermott Team understands our client needs and tailors everything to us. They are a true business partner on all of our deals. When we use McDermott we have the confidence and reliability that everything is done correctly and in our best interest.’

  • ‘Keith Pattiz has gotten to not only understand our needs but the personalities within our office. He can navigate extremely stressful and time-sensitive situations like no other. He not only helps us to get deals done but is a great soundboard and counsel to us as an organization.’

Key clients

  • Arbor Realty Trust
  • S3 Capital
  • Ian Schrager Company
  • BDO USA
  • Barclays
  • Ernst & Young
  • Angelo Gordon
  • Apollo Global Management
  • Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP
  • BentallGreenOak Strategic Capital Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Brookfield on multiple significant matters including in connection with the sale of the “Annex Unit” at 730 Fifth Avenue, New York.
  • Represented an affiliate of RFR Holding LLC in the $560m sale of 980 Madison Avenue, New York, an approximately 134,000 square foot art gallery, office, and retail building.
  • Advised Blackstone in connection with a number of significant matters, including the sale of the property located at 1740 Broadway in New York and a discounted payoff of the $308m mortgage loan that was in default.

Lawyers

Practice head

David Wolff; Mal Serure

Other key lawyers

Keith Pattiz