Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

The New York City-based real estate practice at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP handles a series of real estate matters ranging from financing and loan matters including construction, mortgage, and mezzanine structures, through to workouts, lease work, acquisitions and dispositions. Also noted for their arbitration and disputes experience, the team advises clients that include REITs, large private equity and investment firms, trusts, and several large companies. The firm also continues to grow its international client base with a growing number of Asian insurance companies, banks, and Asian investors seeking the firm’s advice on US-bound ventures. David Szeker spearheads the team and is particularly active on the borrower side where he advises on financings and transactions, as well as joint venture formation, foreclosures, bankruptcies, and disputes. Also, central to the practice is Darwin Huang who covers much of the firm’s lender-side work; in doing so, he represents an array of developers, investors, and financial institutions on a range of real estate matters. At the associate level, Matthew McElroy and Miami-based Kathleen Maurer are also noted.