DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Greenberg Traurig, PA

Real Estate

2 ranked lawyers

Band 3

Italy

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What the team is known for

Greenberg Traurig has a robust team of property lawyers handling a range of real estate matters for domestic and international clients. The team frequently advises on asset classes, including retail, logistics and hospitality and commercial acquisitions for investment funds, asset managers and real estate groups. The law firm offers additional capabilities in cross-border mandates.

Strengths

A client describes the firm as "well reputed worldwide in the real estate sector," adding: "They show a very commercial approach."

Work highlights

Greenberg Traurig acted for Generali Real Estate on the acquisition of a complex consisting of 18 buildings in Milan.

Notable practitioners

Federico Barbára is noted by clients for his skills advising on long-term lease agreements and acquisition mandates. One interviewee reports: "He has a strong commercial vision and approach to complicated matters. His flexibility helps a lot during negotiations with counterparties."

Marzio Longo is a highly distinguished lawyer who is sought out by clients for his longstanding experience and great expertise in real estate acquisitions for multinational companies. A client notes that he "always brings tangible value generating ideas and solving problems."Another adds that he is a "great real estate lawyer."

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Overview

Our leading real estate sector team provides full service legal advice to the real estate industry. Our multi-disciplinary Italian real estate team includes approximately 20 fee earners who are well-versed in the areas of real estate acquisitions and disposals, developments, joint ventures, fund structures, financing, structured finance, NPLs as well as asset management and real estate-related litigation. We have a wealth of experience acting for leading international and domestic real estate investors, pensions funds, private equity houses, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, developers, lending institutions, debt funds and alternative capital providers.
Our Italian real estate team is part of a fully integrated international law firm with a global real estate sector group of 450 lawyers of which some 180 lawyers outside of the U.S., thus providing our clients with the resources of one of the largest real estate teams amongst leading international law firms.
In Italy, our clients receive the best of both worlds: the attention and commitment of an industry-focused team and the breadth and operational efficiencies of a global partnership. We excel at maintaining a seamless synergy between all our offices and, ensuring that our clients are well looked after wherever their business may take them.