Julian M Wise

Chair of the Real Estate Group, co-chair of the Task Force for Racial Justice Initiatives and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Has wide breadth of experience representing institutional and non-institutional lenders, owners/operators and investors in complex commercial real estate transactions, including on the lender side, structuring and negotiation of senior and multi-tranched mezzanine financings, intercreditor agreements, co-lender and participation agreements, joint venture and preferred equity agreements and loan portfolio acquisitions and dispositions and restructurings, and on the owner/operator side, acquisitions, dispositions and financings of office, retail, hotel and multifamily properties. Has represented clients in high-profile real estate transactions, including a major national retail grocery chain in connection with its $2-billion financing of approximately 400 stores and distribution centers in 14 states; a major private equity firm in connection with its multibillion-dollar acquisition of retail properties across the United States; several major private equity firms in over $5 billion in senior and mezzanine financings across the United States; and a real estate fund in the acquisition and subsequent disposition of trophy buildings across the United States, including the Gucci Building located on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California.

Fordham University School of Law, J.D.

Emory University, B.A.