Albert Stemp

Al Stemp is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Al represents leading private equity funds, institutional capital sources, hospitality companies, REITs, data center developers and retail operators, among others, in connection with their investments across all commercial real estate asset classes, including, data centers, industrial, office, multifamily, hospitality and retail.

Al advises clients in structuring and negotiating partnership and joint venture agreements for all types of investments in commercial real estate assets and related debt instruments, including, development deals and preferred equity structures. He regularly works on data center development matters including leases/customer contracts and financing. Al handles acquisitions and dispositions across real estate asset classes ranging from single asset to large portfolio deals, whether as standalone transactions or as part of broader M&A, rollup or reorganization deals. Al regularly represents borrowers and lenders in all types of real estate finance transactions, including single and multi-tranche mortgage, mezzanine and construction loans in the debt fund, securitization, balance sheet and syndicated markets. Al also advises clients in connection with the purchase and sale of performing and distressed real estate debt instruments.

B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; J.D., University of Colorado at Boulder