‘Friendly and accessible’, Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s broad real estate practice covers the gamut of asset types including data centers, healthcare, hospitality and hotel as well as commercial properties in retail and industrials. Household names like 7-Eleven form part of the firm’s client roster, with a wider base consisting of funds, financial institutions, banks, and REITs, among others. Paul Mattingly, located in the firm’s Atlanta office, acts as national chair of the real estate department, with managing partner of the Atlanta office, Steven L. Kennedy, taking the lead of the development practice group. Catherine Burns is a key name on investment transactions in Boston, as is Eric Greenberg on leasing. In New York, Daniel Evans is noted for his expertise on financing, loan, and restructuring work, while Robin Freeman, based in San Francisco, co-leads the national health care real estate & finance practice. New York’s Cynthia Mitchell is another key name, noted for her role as co-chair of the health care, life sciences & pharmaceuticals industry group. Alongside its transaction and finance expertise, the firm is also highly experienced on joint ventures, leasing, and private-public-partnerships, with further capabilities extending to more niche areas, evidenced through the firm’s Corporate Transparency Act Taskforce. In 2023, the firm gained partners Amy Simpson and Katie Schwarting from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner together with Neil Weisbard, formerly at Pryor Cashman LLP. That same year saw the firm open an office in Dallas.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
- Profile
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team is very good with high volume work and excels at establishing processes to maximize efficiencies.’
‘Seyfarth delivers both value and quality work.’
‘Talented team of professionals. They understand the law as well as business implications on various matters. They understand what is important to us as a client. They are easy to work with. High degree of trust in their legal judgement. Good communication.’
‘Seyfarth's people are what makes them stand out. They are friendly and accessible without losing any professionalism or expertise. They have subject matter experts in nearly all of the fields that commonly come into play on a real estate transaction, which makes for a seamless experience.’
‘Eric Sidman is a wealth of knowledge on nearly any facet of a real estate transaction, able to advise on acquisitions, dispositions, borrower- and lender-side financing, preferred equity, and so on. He is calm under pressure and is a joy to work with. Justice Barber is one of the most thoughtful and detail-oriented lawyers I've ever come across. Her approach to any issue is always measured, and she provides a level of expertise that is somewhat unusual for someone at her level.’
‘I work with several folks at Seyfarth - namely Amadeo Cantu, Daniel Evans, Mitch Kaplan and Jiten Patel. They work well as a team and someone on the team is always available on short notice when needed. They are thorough but can also be practical. We focus on real estate purchase and sale transactions as well as debt transactions. Our work can be complicated - complicated ownership and tax structures, complicated mezzanine loans and restructures/foreclosures. We have complete confidence in Seyfarth that they understand our business needs and they can deliver. We also work on hotel transactions which have very specific business considerations in addition to real estate related matters. Seyfarth is very experienced in this area.’
Key clients
- Slate Property Group
- LBA Realty
- Invesco Real Estate
- Hammes Partners
- Steinhauer Properties, Inc.
- Edged Energy
- 7-Eleven
- Workspace Property Trust
- Kensington Development Partners Inc
Work highlights
- Represented LBA Realty in multiple transactions over the past year aggregating over $3.15 billion.
- Represented Workspace Property Trust in a multistate acquisition of 65 office properties valued at $1.5 billion.
- Represented 7-Eleven, Inc. in connection with all new store real estate development throughout the entire United States.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Paul Mattingly
Other key lawyers
Eric Greenberg; Steven L. Kennedy; Catherine Burns; Daniel Evans; Robin Freeman; Cynthia Mitchell