About

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Milbank’s Real Estate team advises clients on all facets of real estate in the United States for the world’s leading real estate investors and lenders. Our market leading real estate practice is headed by Chambers-ranked partners Erwin Dweck, Kevin O’Shea, Yaakov Sheinfeld, and Jonathan Karl, who are well-known for their creative, proactive approach. No matter how complicated the project or how tight the deadline, our attorneys thrive on bringing commercial awareness and technical excellence to their deals.

We advise the leading financial institutions, investment banks, private equity funds, hedge funds, pension funds, REITS and sovereign wealth funds in a wide range of real estate transactions, including complex real estate finance, acquisitions, UCC foreclosure, distressed debt workouts, and cross-border debt and equity investment into US real estate through complex joint venture, co-investment and fund structures.

We specialize in representing lenders and borrowers in mortgage loan, mezzanine loan and preferred equity originations, workouts and foreclosures; representing capital partners in joint ventures to acquire all types of commercial real estate; and representing buyers and sellers of all types of commercial real estate throughout the United States. We take a commercial approach and pride ourselves on knowing the markets and our clients’ business objectives.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance - New York

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Milbank LLP has well-regarded practitioners offering expertise in all aspects of real estate finance. The team has extensive experience advising clients in connection with the origination, workout and acquisition of real estate-backed debt and equity structures. The firm also offers expertise advising on mezzanine originations, construction financings, and the structuring of CMBS risk retention acquisitions.

Work Highlights

  • Milbank represents The Cordish Companies in a $1.4 billion joint venture investment for a mixed-use casino, hotel and retail development.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Kevin O'Shea
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Kevin O'Shea
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Senior Statespeople
Kevin O'Shea is a highly respected practitioner frequently sought out by institutional investors to handle complex financing matters, including mezzanine loans and credit facilities.
Erwin Dweck
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Erwin Dweck
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Band 2

Erwin Dweck is an esteemed adviser to investors on an array of loan transactions, including the origination, acquisition and sale of mortgage and mezzanine loans.

Erwin is super thoughtful and commercial.

Erwin is smart and thorough.

Yaakov Sheinfeld
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Yaakov Sheinfeld
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Band 2
Yaakov Sheinfeld regularly assists clients on matters including loan originations and private equity investments.

Yaakov is extremely commercial and easy to work with.

Yaakov acts as my legal quarterback; he makes sure everything is synthesized and organized.

Yaakov is very smart, very detail-oriented and is a very strong advocate for our positions.

Daniel Perry
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Daniel Perry
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Band 3

Daniel Perry represents institutional clients in high value litigation arising from contract and finance-related disputes.

Jonathan Karl
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Jonathan Karl
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Up and Coming
Jonathan Karl represents institutional investors, including private equity funds and asset managers, in the origination, sale and purchase of structured financings. He has noted expertise in bridge, construction and mezzanine loans.

Jonathan is extremely sophisticated counsel that requires very little client guidance on transactional matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
Milbank LLP

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New York

Real Estate: Finance

Kevin O'Shea
S
Kevin O'Shea
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Senior Statespeople
Erwin Dweck
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Erwin Dweck
2
Band 2
Yaakov Sheinfeld
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Yaakov Sheinfeld
2
Band 2
Jonathan Karl
U
Jonathan Karl
U
Up and Coming
Real Estate: Litigation

Daniel Perry
3
Daniel Perry
3
Band 3

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