Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP's real estate department is involved in numerous high-profile real estate transactions. The firm has a broad range of expertise, which sees it regularly engaged by leading private equity firms, gaming and resort companies, healthcare companies, hospitality companies, and major universities. Furthermore, the firm acts as outside counsel to major public and private companies, alongside government institutions and municipalities. The team benefits from the diverse experience of co-heads Harris B. Freidus, Peter E. Fisch, and Salvatore Gogliormella, all based in the New York office, who have expertise in a range of real estate and infrastructure asset classes. Gogliormella is particularly noted for his experience in the healthcare industry, representing large REITs and other investors.
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- 'Salvatore Gogliormella's ability to simplify complex issues and speak intelligently to all parties across the entire transaction was essential to getting it done.’
- 'We greatly appreciated the support of the Paul Weiss team and look forward to working with them again.’
‘The Paul Weiss team is an invaluable resource to our organization. They always make themselves available and provide excellent and efficient counsel. They are great at explaining legal matters in a straightforward and understandable way while holding an extensive knowledge of the legal matters at hand.'
‘They are detail-oriented but practical.’
‘Sal Gogliormella is a leader in NY real estate.’
Key clients
- ABC Technologies
- Brookfield Asset Management
- CIM Group
- Douglaston Development
- Fengari Holdings
- General Electric Company
- Rackspace
Work highlights
- Represented Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in a $1.3bn acquisition of assets from Cyxtera (a data center provider) in a Chapter 11 case and related real estate from several third parties in separate transactions, modifications of dozens of leases, a consolidation of over 50 data centers into a single portfolio, and multiple financings of the portfolio.
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Practice head
Harris B. Freidus; Peter E. Fisch; Salvatore Gogliormella
Other key lawyers
Ruobing Chen