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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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Cadwalader's Real Estate team applies its expertise to the complete spectrum of real estate transactions, including financings, acquisitions, sales and exchanges, development, construction, joint ventures, loan syndications and participations, management, and leasing. As members of a premier real estate finance team, our lawyers offer superior depth of expertise to clients developing, acquiring, investing in, or lending with respect to significant projects or providing financing to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and related entities. The group provides advice to many of the world's largest investment banks, commercial banks, insurance companies, and mortgage banks, as well as pension funds, separate accounts and savings and loan associations, in their varied roles as issuers, sponsors, underwriters, investors and lenders to buyers and sellers of real estate assets and companies.

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Real Estate - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP services premier lenders in real estate-related loan origination and securitization. It regularly structures financing across a range of asset classes, with particular experience in relation to hotels and properties used for the purpose of hospitality and leisure. The team is also well versed in acquisitions, joint ventures, sales and exchanges, development and construction. It exhibits expertise in syndicated lending practices, alongside its market-leading CMBS work.
Notable practitioners

Holly Marcille Chamberlain is head of the real estate finance practice.

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Work Highlights

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  • Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft represented UBS AG in the origination and securitization of $135 million to refinance the loft building housing Soho House in New York’s Meatpacking District

Strengths

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  • The team consistently demonstrates strong knowledge of market trends and regulatory requirements, enabling quick, informed decision-making.

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  • The Cadwalader team consists of experienced and smart attorneys who have done a great job of handling complex and sophisticated matters for us.

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  • Cadwalader have been experts in the field for decades.

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